Luka Doncic scored 52 points with 10 assists and 8 rebounds in the Lakers' 132-123 comeback win at Utah on Sunday night, shooting 17-of-30 from the field with eight three-pointers. Los Angeles trailed by 18 points before Doncic took the game over, and the Lakers are 3-0.
If Luka Doncic is on your roster, his 52-point, 10-assist night is the reason you start him every single night without a second thought. This is not a wire call, it is a reminder: Doncic fills points, threes, assists and rebounds in one line, and a comeback like Sunday's is what a first-round engine looks like. Start him always, and build the rest of your lineup around his floor.
The other names from Sunday: Austin Reaves scored 29 points beside Doncic in the Lakers' win, and he keeps proving he is more than a sidekick in this offense. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points as Minnesota beat Toronto 117-94, a quiet star line in a blowout that still fills the scoring column.
So the calls are Start on Doncic without debate, Start on Reaves while this usage holds, and Start on Edwards as the Timberwolves' nightly scoring anchor. Monday brings a fresh slate, and the wire moves fast this early in the season.
Key Facts
- The call: START Luka Doncic, Lakers, every night
- The line: Doncic 52 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds, 17-of-30 FG, 8 threes at Utah
- The co-star: Austin Reaves 29 points in the Lakers' 132-123 win
- The scorer: Anthony Edwards 26 points in Minnesota's 117-94 win over Toronto
- History: Doncic's 10th career 50-point game, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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