Luka Doncic's Honest Statement After Lakers-Nuggets

Star guard Luka Doncic led the LA Lakers to a win over the Denver Nuggets

Feb 22, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) celebrates after a basket during the first half against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images | Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images

After going just 1-2 in his first three games with the Los Angeles Lakers, 25-year-old superstar guard Luka Doncic made a statement on Saturday night. In a huge matchup against the red-hot Denver Nuggets, Doncic had his best game as a Laker by far, dropping 32 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals on 10-22 shooting from the field and 4-9 from deep.

Doncic struggled in his first three games after getting traded to LA, but the connection between him and LeBron James was undeniable on Saturday night, picking up a dominant 123-100 win to end Denver's nine-game win streak.

LUKA DONCIC TONIGHT:
32 PTS - 10 REB - 7 AST - 4 STL

LEBRON JAMES TONIGHT:
25 PTS - 10 REB - 5 AST - 3 BLK

THIS DUO. 🍿🔥 (via @realapp_) pic.twitter.com/KMYZVvY5Wo

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) February 23, 2025

Directly following the huge win in Denver, Doncic talked about how great it felt to finally play like himself and break his cold streak as a Laker.

"Finally feel like myself a little bit," Doncic said. "Playing this game, this is what I love. Just finally being myself a little bit, that's why I was smiling all game. I think we still got a lot of improvement."

"You saw today that it's getting better."

- Luka on continuing to build the chemistry with LeBron 💯 pic.twitter.com/saJT5Zkjj2

— NBA (@NBA) February 23, 2025

"This is my fourth game," Doncic continued. "Chemistry takes time. You saw today that it's getting better, every day it's getting better... Hard, different, but I'm happy to be playing basketball. Every day is going to get better for me. I'm happy to be here. I'm happy for the new journey."

Feb 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Luka Doncic (77) during the first quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images | Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images

Doncic has been known as one of the top players in the league for six consecutive seasons already and is coming off an NBA Finals appearance with the Dallas Mavericks. While the Lakers have a few holes in their roster, a duo of Doncic and James showed on Saturday night that they are very capable of a deep postseason run.

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