Luka Doncic was one-half of historical past on Sunday evening because the Lakers beat the Pelicans, 133-121. With LeBron James out of the lineup, Austin Reaves stepped up and have become Doncic’s co-star.
The dynamic duo of Doncic and Reaves mixed to attain 67 factors on the evening, making their latest sizzling streak collectively particular and a rarity all through NBA historical past.
Doncic, who had 34 factors, and Reaves, who posted 33 of his personal, turned simply the fourth duo to every rating 30 factors in three straight video games within the final 50 years. Doncic additionally added 12 rebounds for the double-double and 7 assists as nicely. Reaves had 5 boards and eight assists.
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are one of the prolific duos NBA has ever seen
Doncic and Reaves’ names can now be positioned subsequent to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard from their time as teammates on the Bucks, Monte Ellis and Corey Maggette with the Warriors in 2010 and George Gervin and Mike Mitchell from the 1984 Spurs.
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