Doncic becomes first player since Michael Jordan to score 300 points in first eight NBA games
Luka Doncic scored 40 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-103 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. He became the first NBA player in 38 years to pass 300 points in his first eight games of a season.
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Luka Dončić marcou 40 pontos — o sexto jogo seguido dele com pelo menos 35 — na vitória do Los Angeles Lakers sobre o Sacramento Kings por 116 a 103 nesta quarta-feira, e com isso se tornou o primeiro jogador da NBA em 38 anos a passar de 300 pontos nos primeiros oito jogos de uma temporada.
Dončić atuou em oito dos primeiros nove jogos dos Lakers e tem 308 pontos. O último homem a chegar a 300 tão rápido foi Michael Jordan, que tinha 303 em 1988-89.
Só Wilt Chamberlain marcou mais no mesmo intervalo. Ele conseguiu três vezes, com pico de 418 pontos nos primeiros oito jogos em 1962-63.
Dončić teve outra noite de pontuação forte contra o Sacramento, acertando seis arremessos de três e convertendo 12 de 13 lances livres enquanto Los Angeles chegava à sétima vitória em nove jogos. Ele também pegou nove rebotes e deu sete assistências, enquanto Austin Reaves acrescentou 21 pontos.
No fim do terceiro quarto, Dončić também se envolveu no incidente que terminou com um torcedor expulso de um assento na linha de fundo: o torcedor atirou a bola na árbitra Chelisa Painter, e Dončić apontou para ele e pareceu dizer algo antes de a segurança escoltar o homem para fora.
O Sacramento não conseguiu embalar depois da primeira vitória da temporada, conquistada em Dallas na segunda-feira, e caiu para 1-7 com a terceira derrota em casa. Pelo Sacramento, o armador novato Darius Acuff Jr teve 22 pontos e 12 assistências, Zach LaVine acrescentou 21 e Domantas Sabonis registrou 16 pontos e 17 rebotes.
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