The Los Angeles Lakers left the Minnesota Timberwolves in the dust with a 128-110 victory on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, thanks to their star guard Luka Doncic putting up historic numbers. The 26-year-old cooked up a staggering 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists in 35 minutes, shooting 14-of-23 from the field, 5-of-12 from three, and 16-of-19 from the free-throw line.

Having scored 43 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists in the Los Angeles season-opening loss to the Golden State Warriors, combined with tonight's 49-point performance, Doncic made franchise history . He surpassed Jerry West’s record of 81 points for the most in consecutive games to begin a season. Not only that, he became the first Lakers player to start a season with back-to-back 40-point games , join

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