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Lakers’ Luka Doncic hits halfcourt shot, chirps at Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg

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Price, K. (2026, October 22). Lakers’ Luka Doncic hits halfcourt shot, chirps at Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/sports/luka-doncic-hits-halfcourt-shot-chirps-at-yaxel-lendeborg/

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Lakers star Luka Doncic and Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg exchanged verbal sparring during Wednesday night's game at Crypto.com Arena. The trash talk intensified when Doncic made a buzzer-beating halfcourt shot just before halftime, giving the Lakers a 66-52 lead. This 3-pointer capped off a 17-4 run and highlighted Doncic’s dominant first half where he scored 23 points, including 10 in the second quarter.

Written by AI on 2026-10-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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🔮 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.

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🔮 It’s unlikely Doncic and Reaves will come even close to being the highest-scoring duo in a season.

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🔮 When the Lakers would need to play or rely on players they normally don’t, for whatever the circumstances it may be for that given game. And against the Clippers, which was the second night of the back-to-back set after Tuesday’s home loss to the Trail Blazers, the circumstances were being without superstar guard Luka Doncic (back tightness) and Ziaire Williams (left foot soreness).

2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Luka Doncic-less Lakers get back on track with win over Clippers

🔮 And he would’ve liked to return to the franchise.

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🔮 The Lakers couldn’t stop Portland from anywhere on the court: The Blazers shot 59% from the field and 50% on 3s.

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🔮 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.

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🔮 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.

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It doesn’t take much to get Lakers superstar Luka Doncic going. asserted

Doncic → take → much

Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg learned that the hard way Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena in his early “welcome to the league” moment. asserted

Lendeborg → learn → moment

Doncic and Lendeborg spent most of the second quarter talking trash to each other after the former Michigan Wolverwine was called for a shooting foul against the Slovenian guard. asserted

Wolverwine → spend → guard

The chirping continued even when Lendeborg subbed out of the game, with Doncic going out of his way late in the second to talk to the 6-foot-9 forward while he was on the bench. asserted

he → continue → bench

The punctuation mark to the jawing came right before halftime, when Doncic nailed a buzzer-beating halfcourt shot to give the Lakers a 66-52 lead going into the game’s break, with the Lakers winning the quarter 32-19. asserted

Lakers → come → quarter

Doncic scored 23 first-half points, 10 of which came in the second quarter. asserted

10 → score → quarter

The 3-pointer ended a 17-4 run for the Lakers. asserted

pointer → end → Lakers

And just like most of the quarter, Doncic went back to doing one of the things he does best: Talk trash after a big play. asserted

he → go → play

Maybe Lendeborg, who was playing in his first NBA game after being the No. 11 pick in June’s NBA draft, will think twice before waking up the best that is Doncic. asserted

that → play → best

Lakers’ Luka Doncic hits halfcourt shot, chirps at Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg

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