It hasn't taken Luka Doncic much time to settle in with his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers, in the first few weeks since the Dallas Mavericks inexplicably traded him away. Doncic, in fact, is in the middle of a hot streak at the moment, as he has scored 30 or more points in four consecutive games, including in the Lakers' 120-119 win over the Indiana Pacers courtesy of a game-winner from LeBron James.
Doncic, on the night, recorded 34 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists on 11-21 shooting from the field and 6-10 from deep, and he nearly was the hero for the Lakers on Wednesday before his attempt at a game-winning floater rimmed out softly, paving the way for James' heroics.
It seems like Doncic and the Lakers have already gone through so much together; they have gone on multiple winning and losing streaks with the 26-year-old Slovenian star donning the Purple and Gold, and their shared adversity as well as success has only served to grease the wheels in terms of his acclimation process with the team.
“Just trying to play my game. All my teammates got my back. They support me,” Doncic said in his postgame interview with ESPN.
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However, Doncic admitted that the Lakers' chemistry is still in the middle of a growth process, which should come with time.
“It's still a work in progress. A lot of work in progress, with the chemistry and everything. It doesn't mean nothing if we don't win. So today we won, so it's great,” Doncic added.
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If Doncic and the Lakers have already shown glimpses of being an unstoppable force despite remaining a work in progress, imagine just how much scarier they can become once they fully click and once James fully gets his wind back after a two-week absence due to a groin injury.
Luka Doncic is the star the Lakers have needed and more
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) and forward LeBron James (23) during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena.
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To this day, it remains so perplexing as to why the Mavericks would want to trade Luka Doncic away. It's not as if his purported conditioning issues and worrying habits have prevented him from being one of the best players in the league, and now, it's the Lakers that are benefitting from his greatness.
As pointed out earlier, Doncic has now scored 30 or more points for the Lakers in four consecutive games, although this time, his good scoring game led to a victory. As per the official ClutchPoints account on X (formerly Twitter), Doncic is the first Lakers player to have four straight games with 30 or more points since LeBron James accomplished the feat in 2022.