The Lakers say Luka Doncic should be in the MVP conversation. A 60-point game is the latest proof
MIAMI (AP) — Luka Doncic stepped to the foul line in the final moments and couldn't help but hear what the crowd was yelling, over and over and over again. An MVP chant. On the road, no less.
"I think every player wants to hear it," Doncic said. "I got a lot of goosebumps, so it was pretty special. ” The cheers in Miami were certainly warranted, after Doncic — the NBA's scoring leader — put together one of the best games of his life, a 60-point masterpiece that helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 134-126.
He's now 1. 9 points per game ahead of Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the scoring race, is averaging 37. 2 points per game in March, is averaging 35.
1 points per game since the All-Star break. He's hitting his best stride and it's no coincidence that the Lakers — now winners of eight straight — are doing the same. “It became just an incredible display of shotmaking, drawing fouls, etc.
,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We just probably weren't active enough to get the ball out of his hands. ...