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
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.”
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.”
Doncic And The Lakers
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”
Doncic and the Lakers lost in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.