Doncic dominates Clippers again as Lakers soar to win

He scores 43 points and narrowly misses triple-double as L.A. takes its fifth in a row.

- BY BRODERICK TURNER

ALLEN J. SCHABEN Los Angeles Times

A FIRED UP Luka Doncic celebrates one of his seven three-pointers en route to his 43-point night.

Luka Doncic drilled a three-pointer directly in front of the Clippers' bench late in the first quarter and then glared at them, shaking his head as he ran back down court to play defense for the Lakers, just one of the many piercing stares he sent their way after delivering one of his three-point bombs.

It seems as if Doncic has his own personal rivalry against the Clippers and it just simply folded into the intracity rivalry.

And once again, Doncic overwhelmed the Clippers in directing the Lakers to a 135-118 win Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

He came up one rebound shy of a triple-double, finishing with 43 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds. He was 14-for-28 shooting from the field, seven for 12 from three-point range and eight for 11 from the free-throw line.

In leading the Lakers to their fifth straight win, Doncic now has recorded 39 double-double games of at least 40 points, which moved him past Anthony Davis for the fourth most among active players and tying Magic Johnson for the sixth most 40-point double-doubles as a Laker.