NBA World Reacts To Luka Doncic’s Historic 60-Point Performance In Lakers-Heat Game

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On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Miami Heat in Florida.

The Lakers won by a score of 134-126.

Luka Doncic exploded for 60 points, seven rebounds, three assists and five steals while shooting 18/30 from the field and 9/17 from three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time.

NBA World Reacts To Luka Doncic’s Performance

Here’s what people around the NBA world were saying about Doncic:

Underdog NBA: “Luka Doncic during Lakers’ 8-game win streak: 60 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 40 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB 36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB 51 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST 35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 44 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 40.9 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 7.4 APG”

Ryan Ward: “Per Lakers: With his 40th point tonight at Miami, Luka Dončić recorded his league-leading 13th 40-point game of the season, tied for the seventh-most in a season in Lakers history. It also marked his 15th 40-point game as a Laker, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anthony Davis for seventh in franchise history.”

Daniel Starkand: “Luka Doncic has pretty easily looked like the best player in the world since the calendar flipped to 2026.”

Real App: “Only 5 players in NBA history have more 60-point games than Luka Doncic btw”

Mike Trudell: “Luka Dončić drilled 3 3-pointers in 3 minutes to start the 3rd quarter, not only giving the Lakers the lead, but setting a new Lakers single season record for 3-pointers made. It was 226 (D’Angelo Russell), and is now up to 229, with 12 games still to come.”

@GoldenKnightGFX: “BRO ARE YOU SERIOUS LUKA LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS”

Law Murray: “people were on here pre-coping about the Lakers schedule logistics and Luka is just out here putting another top-10 defense in a sarcophagus”

Doncic And Lakers Rolling

Doncic came into the night with averages of 33.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 47.5% from the field and 36.6% from three-point range in 57 games.

He has an excellent chance to win the 2026 MVP Award.

The Lakers have now won eight games in a row.

They are the third seed in the Western Conference with a 45-25 record in 70 games.