Overview
- Dončić poured in 60 points on 18-of-30 shooting with nine threes and five steals in Miami one night after 40 in Houston, totaling 100 points across two road wins.
- Los Angeles pushed its winning streak to eight and improved to 45-25, rising to third in the Western Conference during this surge.
- NBA.com’s latest MVP ladder elevated Dončić to No. 2 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after a two-week run that included a 60-point game, a 50-point outing and clutch finishes.
- During the streak he is averaging 40.9 points on 50.2% from the field and 42.2% from three, and he set the Lakers’ single-season record for made threes at 232.
- Prominent voices recalibrated their views, with Stephen A. Smith and DeMarcus Cousins boosting his MVP case while Magic Johnson and Draymond Green lauded his unguardability and the Lakers’ contender credentials.