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Luka Doncic joins Kobe Bryant in Lakers history with feat against Warriors

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Price, K. (2026, October 31). Luka Doncic joins Kobe Bryant in Lakers history with feat against Warriors. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/31/sports/luka-doncic-joins-kobe-bryant-in-lakers-history/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-31 · by Khobi Price

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Luka Dončić scored 21 points in the first quarter of a game against the Warriors on Friday night at Chase Center in San Francisco. This performance marked his 33rd career 20-point quarter and his 10th as a Laker, tying him with Kobe Bryant for the most such quarters by any Lakers player since 2000. Dončić also surpassed James Harden to rank third overall in the NBA for 20-point quarters during this period.
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On October 30, Luka Doncic joined the Los Angeles Lakers for an NBA Cup game against the Golden State Warriors. The match began with Doncic leading the Lakers to a significant early lead of 38-15 in the first quarter, marking his tenth 20-point quarter as a Laker and tying him with Kobe Bryant for the most such quarters since 2000.

However, on October 31, during the game at Chase Center in San Francisco, the Warriors made a stunning comeback from being down by 25 points to win 112-95. Leading the charge was Stephen Curry, who scored 31 points and moved past Hall-of-Famer Dominique Wilkins (26,668) for 18th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with this performance.

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Khobi Price
58 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 The game couldn’t have started better for the Lakers, who were fueled by a signature Luka Doncic scoring early scoring flurry Friday night in Chase Center.
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🔮 The Lakers will be without one of their starting wings when they kick off NBA Cup Group Play action against the Warriors on Friday night at Chase Center.
2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Lakers starter missing second straight game, out vs Warriors
🔮 It’s unlikely Doncic and Reaves will come even close to being the highest-scoring duo in a season.
2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Five numbers that explain the Lakers’ explosive start — and biggest flaw
🔮 And he would’ve liked to return to the franchise.
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Clippers’ Rui Hachimura dishes about ‘tough’ Lakers exit
🔮 The Lakers couldn’t stop Portland from anywhere on the court: The Blazers shot 59% from the field and 50% on 3s.
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Luka Doncic’s 41-point masterpiece not enough as Lakers fall to Trail Blazers
🔮 Coach JJ Redick responded “still working through that” when asked if there was an update on when Carr could make his regular season debut. “He was able to do a full practice,” Redick said.
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Lakers rookie takes major step toward debut after frustrating injury setback
🔮 The league announced Monday afternoon that Ziaire Williams was assessed a postgame flopping fine of $2,000 upon league office review.
2026-10-27 · assertive framing · Lakers starter’s costly moment against Jazz draws NBA’s attention
🔮 After making the 3 that tied the game at 116, the 6-foot-8 guard slid into the proper help defensive position to take a charge against Keyonte George driving into the paint before the Jazz guard could make the kickout pass to Doncic’s man, Ace Bailey, in the corner.
2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Luka Doncic exploded for 52 points — but his defense is what spurred the Lakers’ comeback over Jazz
🔮 Ziaire Williams and Matisse Thybulle both scored 11 points.
2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Luka Doncic’s 52-point masterpiece fuels Lakers’ wild comeback against Jazz
🔮 “He has a really intense way about him that I think will be really good for our group and guys will feed off that,” coach JJ Redick said.
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Lakers ORG · 5× Dončić PERSON · 4× Warriors ORG · 3× James Harden PERSON · 1× Kobe Bryant PERSON · 1× Laker ORG · 1× Luka Dončić PERSON · 1× NBA ORG · 1× SAN FRANCISCO GPE · 1× Slovenian NORP · 1×

Narrative

Dončić made five 3-pointers and also dished out five assists in the first quarter, leading the Lakers to a 38-15 lead going into the second. But the Warriors took advantage starting the next quarter on the bench, cutting their deficit to nine (42-33) before Dončić subbed back in the game.
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2026-10-31 · New York Post
Luka Doncic joins Kobe Bryant in Lakers history with feat against Warriors · assertive framing

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Luka Dončić got off to another one of his signature hot-scoring starts Friday night at Chase Center. One asserted
Dončić → get → Center
that further cemented his spot in Lakers history asserted
that → cement → history
He joined Kobe Bryant as the only two Lakers players to record at least 10 20-point quarters since 2000. asserted
He → join → 2000
The late franchise icon recorded 36 20-point quarters between 2000 and his retirement in 2016. asserted
icon → record → 2016
Dončić also passed James Harden for the third-most 20-point quarters in the NBA since 2000. asserted
Dončić → pass → 2000
Eighteen of the Slovenian superstar’s 20-point quarters have come in the first quarter, which is the most by any player in that span. asserted
which → come → span
Dončić made five 3-pointers and also dished out five assists in the first quarter, leading the Lakers to a 38-15 lead going into the second. But the Warriors took advantage starting the next quarter on the bench, cutting their deficit to nine (42-33) before Dončić subbed back in the game. asserted
Dončić → make → game
The Warriors maintained momentum even after the Lakers’ star guard subbed back in, tying the game at 53 apiece going into halftime. asserted
guard → maintain → halftime
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