Overview
- Dončić tallied 43 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists on 17-of-27 shooting (2-of-10 from three, 7-of-10 free throws) in 41 minutes of a 119-109 loss to Golden State.
- He posted a -8 plus-minus as Los Angeles struggled to score consistently outside of Austin Reaves, who finished with 26 points.
- Deandre Ayton added 10 points and committed four turnovers as the supporting cast faltered offensively.
- ESPN Stats & Info noted Dončić is the second player after Shaquille O’Neal with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a season opener, and the third Laker with 40-plus in an opener, joining Kobe Bryant and Elgin Baylor.
- A Real Sports X post said he and Michael Jordan are the only guards to record 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a season-opening game.