Luka Doncic Breaks All-Time Record, Passing Michael Jordan.

Luka Doncic became the first player in NBA history with six straight games with at least 35 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five three-pointers.
The Los Angeles Lakers star reached the milestone Wednesday night in a 116-103 win over the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.
Doncic finished with 40 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.
He knocked down six three-pointers and recorded his third consecutive 40-point performance.
It was his sixth straight game with at least 35 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five made three-pointers.
The Lakers confirmed he is the first player in NBA history to produce such a streak.
Doncic had matched Damian Lillard's previous record with his fifth straight such outing against the Miami Heat earlier in the week.
Against Sacramento, he took the record for himself.
Over the past six games, Doncic is averaging 42.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 8.3 assists.
He is shooting 52 percent from the field and 45 percent from three-point range during that stretch.

His latest 40-point night was already his fifth of the young season.
DONCIC JOINS WILT, PASSES JORDAN
Doncic's historic start also ranks among the greatest scoring stretches to begin an NBA season.
After scoring 268 points through his first seven appearances, Doncic added 40 against Sacramento to reach 308 points through eight games.
That is an average of 38.5 points per game.
Only Wilt Chamberlain has averaged more points through the first eight games of a season.
Chamberlain averaged 52.3 points through eight games in 1962-63.
He averaged 50.0 in 1961-62.
He averaged 39.6 in 1959-60.
Doncic's 38.5 moves him just ahead of Michael Jordan's 38.4-point start in 1986-87.
MILESTONE NIGHT IN LAKERS CAREER

Wednesday also marked Doncic's 100th game as a Laker.
Across those first 100 appearances for Los Angeles, the Slovenian superstar has averaged 32.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 8.1 assists.
He celebrated his 100th game with the franchise by making NBA history and leading his team to another victory.
THE GAME ITSELF
The Lakers improved to 7-2 with the win, extending their winning streak to three games.
Sacramento opened with a 16-8 lead, but Doncic scored 10 points in the first quarter and the Lakers pulled even at 28 by the end of the period.
Los Angeles made five three-pointers in the quarter while scoring just four points in the paint.
Doncic's second-quarter run brought him to 21 points in his first 16 minutes with a flamethrower run where he scored 11 straight points.
The Lakers made 10 three-pointers before halftime and turned 11 Sacramento turnovers into 12 points to take a 61-54 lead into the break.
The Kings opened the third quarter on a 15-12 run to cut the deficit to four.
The Lakers answered by outscoring Sacramento 14-5 the rest of the quarter, building a lead that reached 16 before taking an 87-74 advantage into the fourth.

Sacramento cut an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to seven before Doncic helped close out the win from the line.
The Lakers made 15 of 17 free throws in the fourth quarter and finished 34 of 38 for the game.
Austin Reaves added 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting.
Walker Kessler finished with 15 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, and three steals.
The Lakers finished with 13 blocks and 11 steals, converting 18 Sacramento turnovers into 23 points.
Darius Acuff Jr. led Sacramento with 22 points and 12 assists.
Zach LaVine scored 21 points.
Domantas Sabonis added 16 points and 17 rebounds as the Kings fell to 1-7.
REAVES ON DONCIC'S NIGHT
After the game, Reaves joked about Doncic's performance.
"He could've had 60 if he weren't asleep in the first quarter," Reaves said of Doncic, who had a game-high 10 points on 2-for-7 shooting in the first 12 minutes.

"That's all I got to say about him."
Doncic and Reaves are good friends and the highest-scoring duo in the NBA.
Reaves indirectly gushed about his superstar teammate, who has been earning a lot of early MVP buzz as he has lifted the Lakers to a 7-2 record.
"He's scored 70 in a game," Reaves said, referring to when Doncic exploded for 73 points when he was with the Dallas Mavericks in January 2024.
"He's a good basketball player. I don't know. He's been doing this since he was 20 years old, 19, I don't know. He's a good player."
THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Doncic is leading the league in scoring with 38.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, and eight assists per game.
His 66th career game with at least 35 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five three-pointers moved him past Stephen Curry for second all time, according to the team.
The rest of the NBA has combined for five such games this season.
WHAT COMES NEXT
Los Angeles will now return home to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.
Doncic will have a chance to extend his record streak and continue one of the greatest starts to an NBA season ever recorded.
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