Luka Dončić posts Lakers' first 60-point game since Kobe Bryant's final game
Luka Dončić has posted two 50-point games in the span of eight days.
Last Thursday, Luka Dončić posted his first 50-point game with the Los Angeles Lakers. This Thursday, he went a step further. The Slovenian star posted 60 points in a 134-126 win over the Miami Heat , the highest scoring total of his Lakers career and tied for the second-highest mark of his career.
It’s also the Lakers’ first 60-point game since Kobe Bryant’s legendary ‘Mamba Out’ farewell game in 2016. The last Laker to score more than 60 points was Bryant with 61 on Feb. 2, 2009.
LUKA DROPS 60 PTS 🔥 LAKERS WIN THEIR 8th GAME IN A ROW! pic. twitter.
com/R9V262DHzl — NBA (@NBA) March 20, 2026 Between Thursday and Dončić’s 40 points in the first night of the back-to-back, he posted 100 points in the span of 25 hours. He has averaged 40. 9 points in his past eight games.