After committing himself to getting in shape and taking his NBA career to another level ahead of his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers, superstar guard Luka Dončić has already put on a show to get the 2025-26 regular season underway, with some incredible scoring performances.
Heading into Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Dončić was averaging an NBA-best 35.1 points per game, and he didn’t slow down that pace against one of the worst teams in the league.
Lakers’ Dončić Makes NBA History Yet Again
Dončić was unstoppable in the first quarter, filling up the stat sheet, racking up 20 points, six rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block, via Underdog NBA’s X account.
Luka Doncic in the first quarter:
20 PTS
6 REB
4 AST
1 STL
1 BLK
6-9 FG
3-5 3PT pic.twitter.com/InOdoIkRSU— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) December 1, 2025
Dončić’s electric first quarter against the Pelicans marked something that no one in the league has done. The Slovenian superstar now has the most 20-point quarters since the NBA tracking began in 1996-97, according to Bleacher Report.
After dropping 34 points against the Pelicans, Dončić is now averaging 35.0 points per game, which remains a league-best average. He’s scored 33 or more points in six straight games and has cracked 40 points or more five times during the 2025-26 campaign.
Lakers put up 77 points in the FIRST HALF 😳🔥
Luka now has the most 20-pt quarters since tracking began in 1996-97 🪄 pic.twitter.com/WudgSKaqoW
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 1, 2025
Along with an absolute scoring machine over the course of his first 15 games of the season, the Lakers have been one of the hottest teams in the league, winning seven straight games while sporting one of the best records in the NBA at 15-4.
With the latest 133-121 win against the Pelicans, the Lakers’ current win streak is the second-best in the league right now, behind only the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, who have won 12 games in a row and have lost just one game so far this season to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Dončić and company will try to make it eight straight on Monday night in the second game of a back-to-back against the division rival Phoenix Suns. Fellow superstar LeBron James is expected to be back on the floor to face the Suns after sitting out Sunday’s game against New Orleans due to load management purposes.
It seems that even without James, Dončić and the Lakers haven’t missed a beat, as Austin Reaves has elevated his game to another level while veteran newcomer Deandre Ayton has also played at a high level early in his stint in Los Angeles.
