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Luka Doncic Had Such a Humble Reaction to Making Cool Lakers Playoff History

Andy Nesbitt

Luka Doncic had 31 points in the Lakers' Game 2 win over the Timberwolves.
Luka Doncic had 31 points in the Lakers' Game 2 win over the Timberwolves. / Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG
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The Los Angeles Lakers were able to even up their first-round playoff series with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night with a 94-85 win at home. Leading the way for the Lakers was Luka Doncic, who made some cool franchise history with his 31-point performance.

Doncic, who turned the Lakers into serious contenders when he was traded to the team a few months ago, had 37 points in the series opener last Saturday. He's now just the third player in franchise history to score 30 or more points in their first two playoff games with the team. He joins George Mikan and Shaquille O'Neal, who are two pretty big names.

Doncic had a humble response when told after the game about that milestone: "That's fine but it don't matter, we gotta win no matter what," he said. "If I have 30 or I have 10, we’ve just go to win. It’s not about players, it’s about team and we’ve just got to win."

The Lakers will look to take back home-court advantage in Game 3 on Friday night in Minneapolis.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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