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Luka Doncic scores 42 points in another brilliant game, leading the Lakers past the Heat 138-117

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Beacham, G. (2026, November 3). Luka Doncic scores 42 points in another brilliant game, leading the Lakers past the Heat 138-117. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/luka-doncic-scores-42-points-in-another-brilliant-game-leading-the-lakers-past-the-heat-138-117/article_081d24f6-8444-55a0-bec8-b6ca4faac647.html

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Luka Doncic scored 42 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out 13 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat 138-117 in an impressive performance. In his fifth consecutive game with at least 37 points, Doncic contributed significantly to the Lakers’ victory, which improved their record to 6-2 this season. The article focuses on Doncic’s exceptional early-season play and highlights key contributions from other Lakers players like Austin Reaves who scored 27 points.

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Luka Dončić led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 138-117 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night, scoring 42 points, 13 assists, and seven rebounds. This performance marked his fourth consecutive game with at least 40 points and brought his season average to an NBA-leading 38.3 points per game. Dončić's historic start has drawn comparisons to great scorers of all time, with Giannis Antetokounmpo stating that he could be "the best scorer to ever play this game." The Lakers improved their record to 6-2 for the season.

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Lakers ORG · 7× Doncic PERSON · 6× Heat ORG · 4× LOS ANGELES GPE · 2× Miami ORG · 2× Austin Reaves PERSON · 1× Luka Doncic PERSON · 1× Toronto GPE · 1× the Los Angeles Lakers ORG · 1× the Miami Heat ORG · 1×

Narrative

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 42 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds in another spectacular early-season performance, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 138-117 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03

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2026-11-03 · Toronto Star

Luka Doncic scores 42 points in another brilliant game, leading the Lakers past the Heat 138-117 · assertive framing

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Doncic → have → night

Doncic scored at least 37 points in his fifth consecutive game, hitting six 3-pointers and showing off his playmaking skill just one night after he had 45 points and 15 assists in a win over Toronto. asserted

he → score → Toronto

Austin Reaves scored 27 points and Walker Kessler added 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers. asserted

Kessler → score → Lakers

Los Angeles is 6-2 after the fourth 40-point performance in his last five games from Doncic, who is averaging 43.4 points per game in that stretch. asserted

who → average → stretch

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat, who opened a five-game West Coast trip with their fifth loss in seven games to begin the Greek superstar’s debut season with Miami. asserted

who → have → Miami

Klay Thompson scored 19 points and Bam Adebayo had 16 for the Heat, who hadn’t played since Friday. asserted

who → score → Friday

The Lakers also played Friday and then had to hold off the Raptors on Sunday night, but Doncic was still in his groove. asserted

Doncic → play → groove

Doncic began 16 points, five assists and four rebounds in yet another dominant first quarter. asserted

Doncic → begin → quarter

The defending NBA scoring champion is averaging 15.0 points in the opening period this season, scoring at least 13 in all but one of his seven games. asserted

champion → defend → games

He had 24 points by halftime, and Doncic got nine more in the first 4 1/2 minutes after the break to balloon the Lakers’ lead to 93-74. asserted

Doncic → have → 93

Miami never seriously threatened to close the gap down the stretch, with Reaves stepping up while Doncic rested to start the fourth quarter. asserted

Doncic → threaten → quarter

Heat president Pat Riley got a big ovation from Lakers fans when he was shown on the scoreboard. asserted

he → get → scoreboard

The Lakers unveiled a statue of their Showtime era coach outside their downtown arena last season. asserted

Lakers → unveil → arena

Lakers forward Ziaire Williams returned from a three-game absence with a foot injury, but Jake LaRavia kept the starting spot previously held by Williams. asserted

LaRavia → return → Williams