He became the first player to average 40 points in six road games since Michael Jordan in 1986, according to ESPN.
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Jordan, then 23 years old, actually averaged 41.3 points during a seven-game road trip early in the 1986-87 campaign. He won the first of his 10 league scoring titles that season, although he didn’t win his first MVP until the following season.
Dončić, now 27, hopes to earn that honor this year. He currently leads the league with 33.6 points per game and averaged 40.7 during the Lakers’ six-game road trip away from Los Angeles.
Dončić’s last display came against a last-place Pacers team that made the score look closer than it was with a 45-point fourth quarter.Select your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB season
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Even without Tyrese Haliburton, who is out for the season while recovering from a torn Achilles suffered during Game 7 of last year’s NBA Finals, Indiana could have used the city’s other star point guard: Caitlin Clark.
After all, she was on the ground, taking pictures, of course. Clark was humorously captured on the broadcast taking photos while LeBron James argued with officials at the end of the first half.
James was one of four Lakers starters to score at least 21 points in the victory. He finished with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Jaxson Hayes had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Austin Reaves contributed 25 points and eight dimes. Meanwhile, Dončić added seven assists and six rebounds to his stats.
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This story is being updated.