Lakers – Nuggets 106-121 · Preseason
Luka Dončić scores 15 in Lakers' preseason loss to Nuggets
Luka Dončić recorded 15 points, four rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in a preseason game in which the Los Angeles Lakers fell 121-106 to the Denver Nuggets. He logged 19 minutes on the court.
His shooting line was 4/10 from the field, 3/7 from three-point range and 4/5 from the free-throw line. While he was on the floor, his team was outscored by four points.
Compared with last season’s averages, Dončić played considerably fewer minutes than the 35.8 he averaged and scored less than half of his 33.5 points per game. His field-goal percentage of 40 percent was below his prior 47.6 percent, and his three-point rate of roughly 42.9 percent was a bit higher than the 36.6 percent he shot from distance last season. Rebounds and assists were also lower than his previous 7.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.
Also in this game
- Nikola Jokić · 17 PTS
- Sandro Mamukelashvili · 15 PTS