Luka Doncic put on a show Friday night as the Lakers beat Portland 124-118.
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Doncic in Lakers gold, driving against Cleveland. A file photo from January 2026.
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53 points, five assists, five rebounds. Doncic keeps raising his own bar.
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The Slovenian star has made Los Angeles home. File photo from his Dallas days, 2022.
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Nobody in the league is scoring like this right now.
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Only Baylor, Kobe and Mikan did that as Lakers before him.
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Banked in from the opposite free-throw circle at the halftime buzzer.
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Doncic outscored Portland 20-15 in the third all by himself.
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Austin Reaves scored 25 as the Lakers closed it out late.
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Friday's NBA Cup game was played on the Lakers' yellow tournament court.
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The win moved the Lakers to 8-2. Next stop: Detroit on Sunday.
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Four of them have come in a Lakers uniform.
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