After Luka Doncic posted photos on Instagram from Friday’s game with the caption “First 1,” Austin Reaves commented, “make a free throw.”

Luka Doncic of the LA Lakers is one of the early favorites to win the 2026 NBA MVP after back-to-back 40-point games.

Luka Doncic has been otherworldly in the Los Angeles Lakers ' first two games of the new NBA season. He scored 43 points in their first game against the Golden State Warriors, and on Friday, he poured in 49 points as they got their first win of the campaign.

Year Guard Wants to be Better Than Stephen Curry Doncic was up to 32 points at the half, a figure that would eventually outscore all Timberwolves players' total through four quarters, when Nowitzki made his assertion.

Dončić has been one of the league's most prolific scorers since his arrival in 2018 as the No. 3 overall pick. He won the NBA scoring title in 2024 and averaged at least 27.7 po

Lakers coach JJ Redick allowed Luka Doncic to stay in Friday's game a little longer to give the superstar a shot at reaching 50 points.