On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Boston Celtics (at home) in California. The Lakers lost by a score of 111-89.
Luka Dončić finished the loss with 25 points, five rebounds, three assists, and one block while shooting 9/22 from the field and 4/7 from three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.
NBA World Reacts To Luka Dončić’s Performance On Sunday
Here’s what people were saying about Dončić:
CelticsBlog noted, “Luka has 25 pts …and is a team worst -16 +/-”
Mark Medina of Athlon Sports wrote, “A good chunk of Luka’s shots have barely grazed the front of the rim against the Celtics”
BrickCenter wrote, “Luka stays in the floor crying to the refs and give up a wide open layup 😭”
Popular columnist and commentator Skip Bayless noted, “Payton Pritchard just punished a backcourt of Luka/LeBron/AR in Los Angeles.”
Dan Greenberg of Barstool Sports wrote, “Jaylen has been able to read Luka like a book since the 2024 Finals”
Dončić is now averaging 32.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 8.5 assists, and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 47.1% from the field and 35.5% from three-point range in 44 games.
If the Lakers can finish strong, there is a chance that the All-Star forward will be able to win his first-ever MVP award.
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin wrote, “The Lakers lose big to the Celtics again, 111-89, after losing by 21 back in December in Boston. Luka 25 pts on 9-of-22 5 reb 3 ast; LeBron 20 pts on 9-of-21 5 ast 4 reb; Reaves 15 pts on 4-of-10. LAL shot 9-of-30 from 3 (30%). J.Brown (32p 8r 7a) & P.Pritchard (30p 8a) led BOS”
With their loss to Boston, the Lakers dropped to 34-22 in 56 games, which has them as the fifth seed in the Western Conference. They are 6-4 over their last ten games.
Following Boston, the Lakers will play their next game on Tuesday when they host the Orlando Magic in Los Angeles. At home, they are 16-11 in 27 games.
Popular analyst Jovan Buha wrote, “Final: Celtics 111, Lakers 89 LA is blown out against another elite opponent. They’re 8-4 with the Big 3 — with the four losses coming against the four best teams they’ve played and all by double digits. They drop to 34-22 and No. 6 in the West. Up next: vs. ORL on Tuesday.”
On the other side, the Celtics are 37-19 in 56 games, which has them as the second seed in the Eastern Conference. They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak (and have won eight out of ten).
Following the Lakers, the Celtics will play their next game on Tuesday when they visit the Phoenix Suns in Arizona.