{"id":12116,"date":"2025-03-20T08:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nba-luka-doncic-reaches-milestone-as-los-angeles-lakers-beat-denver-nuggets\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:04:52","slug":"nba-luka-doncic-reaches-milestone-as-los-angeles-lakers-beat-denver-nuggets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nba-luka-doncic-reaches-milestone-as-los-angeles-lakers-beat-denver-nuggets\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Luka Doncic reaches milestone as Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Luka Doncic scored 31 points as the Los Angeles Lakers eased to a 120-108 home win against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 26-year-old Slovenian bagged 21 points in the first quarter alone and went on to reach the 200th 30-point game of his career while also recording nine rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves added 22 points for the Lakers, who were without the injured LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets, who missed Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray because of injuries, failed to recover after trailing 46-29 at the end of the first quarter and saw the Lakers leapfrog them by moving into third place in the standings.<\/p>\n

Doncic, who joined the Lakers from the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> in February, has now scored 30 points or more in eight of his 16 games since the move. <\/p>\n

“Like I always say, every day gets better,” Doncic told ESPN after the win.<\/p>\n

“That’s three wins in a row now so we’ve got to just keep it going.<\/p>\n

“We go game-by-game because if you think too far in the future maybe you forget about the next game. We know the [standings] are tight but we’ve just got to try and win every game.”<\/p>\n

The Lakers’ 46-point first quarter was their highest-scoring quarter of the season, while Doncic’s 21 points was his most points in any quarter for the Lakers.<\/p>\n

In the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers remain top but fell to a 123-119 loss to the Sacramento Kings – their third straight defeat.<\/p>\n

DeMar DeRozan added 27 points for the Kings against the Cavaliers, who had seen their franchise record 16-game winning streak snapped by the Orlando Magic at the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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