Doncic, who is getting more and more accustomed to the new life on the West Coast, scored 29 points and 9 assists in the last Los Angeles civil war of the NBA season on the 3rd, leading the Lakers to defeat the Clippers 108-102, with a post-game record of 38-21, replacing the Nuggets to climb to second place in the West.
Doncic (right) scored 29 points and nine assists to help the Lakers sink the Clippers and move into second place in the West
Doncic only helped sink the Clippers with 31 points on March 1, Beijing time, and ushered in the second city-to-city matchup in 3 days on the 3rd.
Doncic thanked the home fans for their enthusiasm after the game, "The atmosphere was really great and we wanted to give the crowd what they wanted, which is to win, and that's what we've been doing right now. Regarding the Lakers' climb to No. 2 in the West, Doncic said that he doesn't pay much attention to the rankings, and the important thing is to win the game one by one.
The 40-year-old James scored 41,820 points in the regular season and 8,162 points in the playoffs before the game on the 3rd, and then scored 18 points to create a career total of 50,000 points. However, after the Lakers won on the 3rd, Zhan Huang also won his 1,000th win in the regular season, becoming the fourth player in history to achieve 1,000 career wins.