Los Angeles Lakers superstar and Slovenia’s torchbearer at EuroBasket 2025 Luka Doncic lit up Xiaomi Arena in Riga, Latvia, with a masterful 42-point display against Italy. Doncic, who leads EuroBasket 2025 in scoring, steals and overall efficiency, gave his team a scare after just 36 seconds on the clock.

He took a hard fall to his right after bumping into Alessandro Pajola and was visibly affected at points during the game. Doncic even went for treatment after the first quarter but was firmly on the money throughout.

Luka finished with 42 points , 10 rebounds and three steals. He converted five of his 11 3-pointers, went 11-of-19 from the field overall and converted 15 of his 16 free throws. Italy did well to keep up after a disastrous first quarter and even got the score down

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