Behind a 51-point masterpiece from Luka Doncic, the Lakers defeated the Bulls 142-130 for their fourth straight win. Chicago’s Matas Buzelis admitted his attempts to provoke Doncic backfired, acknowledging that the trash-talk only fueled the Lakers star's historic night.
Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game and are now 7-1 in the previous 8 matches after beating the Chicago Bulls 142-130.
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Lakers were led by Luka Doncic's first 50-point game in the Lakers jersey, scoring 51 points, along with 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
After the match he revealed that Matas Buzelis' trash-talk shocked him and motivated him after a 'sleepy' first quarter.
"I don't even know what to say honestly. He started killing [us] when I started [trash] talking to him," Buzelis admitted.
"As you said, I'm not backing down from anybody, no matter who you are. I took the challenge and didn't execute it this time."
Buzelis was asked about what he learned from this encounter:
"Probably not to talk trash to him again," he shortly concluded.
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