Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic dropped 49 points in 35 minutes against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night to secure the first win of the season for his team. Former Doncic teammate and Basketball Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki made a bold prediction halfway through Doncic's scoring outburst on Amazon Prime Video's inaugural NBA broadcast.

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Doncic was up to 32 points at the half, a figure that would eventually outscore all Timberwolves players' total through four quarters, when Nowitzki made his assertion.

"He's been looking incredible the first two games," Nowitzki said. "I'm gonna call it now: He's gonna be the top scorer of the league this year. He's gonna lead the league in scoring. What are

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