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Austin Reaves jokes Luka Doncic could’ve scored 60 ‘if he weren’t asleep’

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Rohlin, M. (2026, November 5). Austin Reaves jokes Luka Doncic could’ve scored 60 ‘if he weren’t asleep’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/sports/austin-reaves-jokes-luka-doncic-couldve-scored-60-if-he-werent-asleep/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-05 · by Melissa Rohlin

Quick Summary

During a recent game against the Kings, Luka Dončić scored 40 points along with nine rebounds and seven assists as the Lakers won 116-103. Austin Reaves jokingly remarked that Dončić could have scored more if he wasn’t “asleep” in the first quarter when he only had 10 points on low shooting efficiency. The article highlights their friendship and notes that they form the highest-scoring duo in the NBA, with Dončić currently leading in scoring at 38.5 points per game and contributing significantly to the Lakers' strong start this season.
Written by AI on 2026-11-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Luka Dončić led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-103 win over the Sacramento Kings on November 2, 2026. Scoring 40 points for his sixth straight game with at least 35 points, Dončić also grabbed nine rebounds and dished out seven assists. This performance brought his total points to 308 in eight games this season, surpassing Michael Jordan’s record of 303 set in the 1988-89 season, making him only the second player after Wilt Chamberlain to reach such a mark. Dončić's teammate and close friend Austin Reaves joked that he could have scored even more if not for an "asleep" first quarter.

Written for “Luka Doncic's Scoring Streak” on 2026-11-05, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 Luka Doncic's Scoring Streak
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Who wrote this

Melissa Rohlin
47 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “He could’ve had 60 if he weren’t asleep in the first quarter,” Reaves joked of Dončić, who had a game-high 10 points on 2-for-7 shooting in the first 12 minutes.
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🔮 Carr’s potential debut could be well-timed for a Lakers’ bench that was outscored by the Warriors’ reserves, 50-7, in LA’s 112-95 loss to Golden State on Friday.
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🔮 The Warriors chose to draft Lendeborg with the No. 11 pick because they needed someone who could contribute right away.
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🔮 Luka Doncic (back tightness) and Ziaire Williams (left foot soreness) are out against the Clippers on Wednesday in the second night of a back-to-back following the Lakers’ 136-129 loss to the Trail Blazers on Tuesday.
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Lakers superstar out against Clippers in second night of back-to-back
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2026-10-25 · assertive framing · NBA power rankings: Lakers look dangerous as LeBron’s title hopes heat up
🔮 This is who could turn them into contenders.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Walker Kessler is exactly who the Lakers needed
🔮 This could get ugly for Lendeborg.
2026-10-22 · assertive framing · Yaxel Lendeborg poured fuel on fire, awakened the beast in Luka Doncic
🔮 Shortly after the Lakers stunned the basketball world by acquiring Luka Dončić from the Mavericks ahead of the trade deadline, they sent Knecht, Cam Reddish, a future first-round pick and a pick swap to the Hornets in exchange for Mark Williams.
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Topics

Kings Lakers NBA Sacramento the California Post

Subjects

Reaves PERSON · 4× Dončić PERSON · 3× Lakers ORG · 2× Austin Reaves PERSON · 1× Doncic PERSON · 1× Kings ORG · 1× Luka Dončić PERSON · 1× NBA ORG · 1× Sacramento GPE · 1× the California Post ORG · 1×

Narrative

Luka Dončić had his fifth 40-point performance in his last six games, finishing with 40 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and one steal in the Lakers’ 116-103 win over the Kings on Wednesday in Sacramento.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-05
🔮 “He could’ve had 60 if he weren’t asleep in the first quarter,” Reaves joked of Dončić, who had a game-high 10 points on 2-for-7 shooting in the first 12 minutes.
2026-11-05 · New York Post
Austin Reaves jokes Luka Doncic could’ve scored 60 ‘if he weren’t asleep’ · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Luka Dončić had his fifth 40-point performance in his last six games, finishing with 40 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and one steal in the Lakers’ 116-103 win over the Kings on Wednesday in Sacramento. asserted
Dončić → have → Sacramento
Color Austin Reaves not impressed. asserted
Reaves → impress → ?
“He could’ve had 60 if he weren’t asleep in the first quarter,” Reaves joked of Dončić, who had a game-high 10 points on 2-for-7 shooting in the first 12 minutes. uncertain
who → have → minutes
“That’s all I got to say about him.” asserted
I → ’ → him
Dončić and Reaves are good friends and the highest-scoring duo in the NBA, as the California Post recently detailed in an exclusive story. asserted
Post → score → story
Dončić is leading the league in scoring with 38.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and eight assists per game. asserted
Dončić → lead → game
Reaves, who had 21 points on 7-for-15 shooting on Wednesday, indirectly gushed about his superstar teammate, who has been earning a lot of early MVP buzz as he has lifted the Lakers to a 7-2 record. asserted
he → have → record
“He’s scored 70 in a game,” Reaves said, referring to when Doncic exploded for 73 points when he was with the Mavericks in January 2024. asserted
he → score → January
“He’s a good basketball player. asserted
He → ’ → ?
I don’t know. asserted
I → know → ?
He’s been doing this since he was 20 years old, 19, I don’t know. asserted
I → do → this
He’s a good player.” asserted
He → ’ → ?
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