Overview
- Luka Dončić scored 52 points on 17-of-30 shooting with eight 3-pointers, added 10 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Lakers to a 132-123 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.
- Dončić capped a 14-5 go-ahead run with back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter that turned an 18-point second-quarter deficit into a comeback victory.
- Austin Reaves had 29 points and efficient shooting that provided the Lakers a reliable secondary scoring option during the rally.
- Walker Kessler, traded to Los Angeles this summer, recorded two points and seven rebounds in his first game back in Salt Lake City, raising early questions about his offensive role.
- The game produced the NBA’s first 50-point performance of the season and Dončić’s 10th career 50-point game, while a reported claim that he reached 3,000 regular-season points as a Laker in 95 games remains limited in verification.