# Luka Doncic scores 53 as Lakers beat Blazers 124-118

> Doncic's 53-point night, a 61-foot buzzer shot and a 40.1 scoring average: what happened Nov. 6 and when the Lakers play next.

By Subhajit | 2026-11-07 | Sports | Savvy VibeZ
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## Key takeaways

- Luka Doncic scored 53 points as the Lakers beat the Trail Blazers 124-118 on Nov. 6, per the AP.
- He is averaging 40.1 points per game; no one has averaged 40 for a season since Wilt Chamberlain in 1962-63, ESPN says.
- He had 20 points in the third quarter and a halftime shot of about 61 feet in a game the Lakers trailed by 16.
- Next: Lakers at Pistons, Sunday, Nov. 8, 6 p.m. ET on NBA TV.

Luka Doncic scored 53 points on Friday night, Nov. 6, and hit a key jumper in the lane with 28 seconds left as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-118 at Crypto.com Arena, according to the Associated Press. It was an NBA Cup game, it was the Lakers' fourth straight win, and it pushed Doncic's scoring average to 40.1 points per game, ESPN reports.

As of Saturday, Nov. 7, here is what happened, why people are talking about it and when you can watch him next.

## How did Doncic score 53 against the Blazers?

He did it in a hole. The Lakers missed their first 15 three-point attempts, per the AP, and the Los Angeles Times reported they trailed by 16 in the second quarter. Doncic himself missed his first five threes.

Then came the shot everyone clipped. Just before halftime he banked in a shot from the opposite free throw circle at the buzzer. The AP measured it at 61 feet and the Times at 62, so we'll say it was about 61 or 62 feet and leave it there. The Times wrote that the shot seemed to ignite him, and Doncic agreed, telling reporters it changed the energy in the building.

The third quarter was the real damage. Doncic scored 20 of his points in that period, outscoring Portland 20-15 by himself, while the Lakers ran off 17 straight points to erase the Blazers' lead. The Times has him at 17-for-33 from the field and 5-for-15 from three in just over 38 minutes. Austin Reaves added 25 points, and Walker Kessler had 16 points and 12 rebounds, according to the AP.

## How rare is a 53-point game like this?

It was his 11th career 50-point game, which ties Allen Iverson for 10th in NBA history, reports the Times. It was also his fourth as a Laker, tying George Mikan for fourth in franchise history and moving past LeBron James.

The streak is the stranger part. The AP notes he has scored 40 or more in six of his last seven games, including four in a row, and has put up at least 35 points, five assists, five rebounds and five three-pointers in seven straight. Only Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant and Mikan had previously scored 40 in four consecutive regular-season games for the Lakers.

ESPN framed the bigger number this way: no NBA player has averaged 40 points over a full season since Wilt Chamberlain in 1962-63. Doncic's own take is more sensible than the headlines. "It's obviously a long season," he said, adding that the Lakers have 72 games left and that he's fine as long as they keep winning.

## What's confirmed, and what isn't?

- Confirmed: the 53 points, the 124-118 final, the 20-point third quarter and the 40.1 average, all reported by the AP, ESPN and the Times.
- Small mismatch: outlets differ on the length of the halftime shot (61 or 62 feet).
- Not a forecast: nobody can say whether he holds a 40-point pace. Ten games is a small sample.

## When do the Lakers play next?

Los Angeles visits the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) at Little Caesars Arena, according to the NBA's schedule. The national broadcast is on NBA TV. Local viewers get Spectrum SportsNet in the Los Angeles area and the Pistons' local broadcast in Detroit.

Our take: the 53 got the headline, but the first half is the more interesting part. A team that starts 0-for-15 from deep and still wins is leaning on one player heavily. That works while he is making 61-footers. It gets harder if he sits for a night, and Sunday will show how much of this offense belongs to Doncic alone.

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