Luka Doncic scored 53 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-118 NBA Cup victory over Portland, while the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers 119-95.
LOS ANGELES: Luka Doncic poured in 53 points to propel the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-118 NBA Cup victory over Portland on Friday as LeBron James’s latest return to Cleveland ended in defeat.
Doncic’s latest big game helped the Lakers shake off a sluggish start that saw them trailing by as many as 16 points in the second quarter.
Doncic closed the first half with an astonishing shot from well beyond the halfcourt line, pulling the Lakers within seven points and setting the tone for their second-half surge.
