On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers played the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
The Lakers lost by a score of 112-100.
Luka Dončić finished the loss with 30 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists while shooting 10/23 from the field in 37 minutes.
NBA World Reacts To Luka Dončić’s Performance In Lakers-Knicks Game
Here’s what people were saying about Dončić’s performance:
Real App: “Luka Doncic is tied for the most 30/15/5 games by a guard in Lakers history.”
Luka Doncic is tied for the most 30/15/5 games by a guard in Lakers history. pic.twitter.com/kIHcsd01C2
— Real App (@realapp) February 2, 2026
NBA: “This Luka sprint to get back on defense 😂”
This Luka sprint to get back on defense 😂 pic.twitter.com/HFb4KMw6Tt
— NBA (@NBA) February 2, 2026
@famouslos32: “The lakers have a identity crisis problem ! They act like they don’t know Luka the best player on the team !”
@LeBron__legacy: “Luka Doncic is simply the greatest offensive talent the NBA has ever seen.”
Skip Bayless: “Luka and LeBron are so much fun to watch … on one end of the court. But the Lakers play little to no defense. Tonight had no answer for Landry Shamet and his 6 threes. Austin Reaves would’ve bothered Shamet.”
Dončić came into the night with averages of 33.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 47.7% from the field and 34.7% from three-point range in 39 games.
He was traded to the Lakers on the same night in 2025.
Final pic.twitter.com/80R3Xc5kOx
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 2, 2026
With their loss to the Knicks, the Lakers are now 29-19 in 48 games, which has them as the seventh seed in the Western Conference.
They are 5-5 over their last ten games (and 17-11 on the road).
Following the Knicks, the Lakers will play their next game on Tuesday when they visit the Brooklyn Nets.
Via Jovan Buha: “Final: Knicks 112, Lakers 100 LA drops to 29-19 and 4-2 on their 8-game road trip. They fall to No. 7 in the West. LA over-helped all evening, leading to a slew of open NY 3s. Offensively, they couldn’t score consistently enough (just 44 2nd-half pts). Up next: at BKN on Tues.”
Final: Knicks 112, Lakers 100
LA drops to 29-19 and 4-2 on their 8-game road trip. They fall to No. 7 in the West. LA over-helped all evening, leading to a slew of open NY 3s. Offensively, they couldn’t score consistently enough (just 44 2nd-half pts).
Up next: at BKN on Tues.
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) February 2, 2026
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As for the Knicks, they improved to 31-18 in 49 games, which has them as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
They have won seven games in a row.
