Particle.news
Download on the App Store
116 ARTICLES
·
yesterday

Doncic Scores 60 as Lakers Win Eighth Straight and LeBron Ties Games-Played Record

A grueling back-to-back with a pre-dawn arrival highlighted Los Angeles’ growing resilience during its season-best surge.

Image
HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 18: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with teammates after making a three pointer in the fourth quarter of the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on March 18, 2026 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
Image
Image

Overview

  • Luka Dončić powered a 134-126 win in Miami with 60 points on 18-of-30 shooting, 9-of-17 from three and five steals, becoming the first player with at least 60 points, nine threes and five steals in a game, per Stathead.
  • LeBron James posted 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists and tied Robert Parish for the most regular-season games played in NBA history at 1,611.
  • The victory extended Los Angeles’ winning streak to eight and moved the Lakers to 45-25, maintaining third place in the Western Conference.
  • Dončić broke the franchise single-season three-point record, surpassing D’Angelo Russell’s mark of 226 made threes.
  • The Lakers completed the win on the second night of a road back-to-back after arriving around 5 a.m., with Dončić, James and Austin Reaves all upgraded from questionable; the previous night’s 124-116 win in Houston featured James going 13-of-14 for 30 points and secured the season-series tiebreaker over the Rockets.