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Luka Doncic Makes Lakers History By Edging LeBron James & Shaquille O’Neal In Elite Scoring Feat
Doncic scored fifty-two points in a road win over Utah, reaching three thousand Lakers points in ninety-five games; LeBron James needed one hundred fourteen.
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At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Luka Doncic Makes Lakers History By Edging LeBron James & Shaquille O’Neal In Elite Scoring Feat”, with reporting from nbaanalysis.net.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 1:30 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Doncic, Lakers, LeBron James.
- BBN covered this story before: Giants' McCarthy impresses; Doncic drops 52; Parsons slams refs (October 25).
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- Yahoo SportsLuka Doncic Makes Lakers History By Edging LeBron James & Shaquille O’Neal In Elite Scoring Feat
- nbaanalysis.netLuka Doncic sets LA Lakers all-time record and overtakes LeBron James on another impressive list October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLuka Doncic scored fifty-two points in the Lakers' one thirty-two to one twenty-three win over the Jazz in Salt Lake City, and he reached three thousand Lakers points in ninety-five games, faster than anyone in franchise history.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLeBron needed one hundred fourteen games for the same number. Ninety-five games, and he's already lapped the guy who has a statue's worth of followers.
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The story so far
- Trump golf course fight, a giant wasps' nest and the Lakers' new era · BBC
- Lakers open post-LeBron era with a blowout of the Warriors · Yahoo Sports
- Lakers get past Clippers 125-117, improve to 2-0 · Yahoo Sports
- Duren's hamstring: out until at least a November 8 Lakers date · ESPN
- Doncic scores 52 as Lakers beat Jazz; Lula wins Brazil · Axios
- Giants' McCarthy impresses; Doncic drops 52; Parsons slams refs · New York Post
- Luka Doncic Makes Lakers History By Edging LeBron James & Shaquille… (this story)
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