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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 28, 2025: Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) sits on the bench after warmups before the game against the Mavericks on November 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Chicago Bulls (at home) in California.
The Lakers won by a score of 142-130.
Luka Doncic finished the win with 51 points, ten rebounds, nine assists, three steals and one block while shooting 17/31 from the field and 9/14 from three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.
Luka Doncic Made History In Bulls-Lakers Game
GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers motions towards Matas Buzelis #14 of the Chicago Bulls during the first half of a game at Crypto.com Arena on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Doncic also made NBA history with his incredible performance against the Bulls.
Real App wrote: “Luka Doncic now has the most 50-point double-doubles by a point guard in NBA history.”
GettyLOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 10: Fans cheer as Lakers guard Luka Doncic, #77 and fellow Lakers players take the court before a game with the Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Doncic had come into the night with outstanding averages of 32.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 47.3% from the field and 36.0% from three-point range in 53 games.
Ryan Ward of Lakers OnSI wrote: “Per Lakers: With his 40th point tonight vs. Chicago, Luka Dončić recorded his 13th 40-point game as a Laker, ranking ninth in franchise history.
The performance marked his 11th 40-point game of 2025-26, marking the eighth-most such games in a season in Lakers history.”
GettyLos Angeles, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 – Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) makes an apparently illegal gesture after being knocked to the floor against the New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Doncic And The Lakers
GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers motions towards Matas Buzelis #14 of the Chicago Bulls during the first half of a game at Crypto.com Arena on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Doncic is in his first full season playing for the Lakers, and has helped them go 41-25 in 66 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a four-game winning streak (and have won seven out of their last ten).
Following the Bulls, the Lakers will host Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin wrote: “The Lakers beat the Bulls, 142-130, to win for the 7th time in their last 8 games. Luka 51 pts 10 reb 9 ast; Reaves 30 pts 7 ast 5 reb; Ayton 23 pts on 10-for-13 10 reb; LeBron 18 pts 7 reb 7 ast; Rui 15 pts. LAL hosts DEN on Saturday, which is just below them in the West”
GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 10: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball against Ayo Dosunmu #13 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half at Crypto.com Arena on March 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Melina Pizano/Getty Images)
Doncic and the Lakers lost in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.
He had previously led the Dallas Mavericks to the 2024 NBA Finals.