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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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