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Luka Doncic's 40 points lead the Lakers past the Kings 116-103

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Dubow, J. (2026, November 5). Luka Doncic's 40 points lead the Lakers past the Kings 116-103. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/luka-doncic-s-40-points-lead-the-lakers-past-the-kings-116-103/article_5d32fbc8-2b63-5194-8025-8ffd08d01e17.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-05 · by Josh Dubow

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Luka Doncic led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-103 victory over the Sacramento Kings with 40 points, continuing his streak of scoring at least 35 in six consecutive games. Doncic added nine rebounds and seven assists while shooting six out of eight from three-point range and twelve out of thirteen from the free-throw line. The article highlights Doncic’s remarkable start to the season, noting he has scored more than 300 points in his first eight games, a feat matched only by Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain historically.
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Story summary

Luka Dončić led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-103 win over the Sacramento Kings on November 2, 2026. Scoring 40 points for his sixth straight game with at least 35 points, Dončić also grabbed nine rebounds and dished out seven assists. This performance brought his total points to 308 in eight games this season, surpassing Michael Jordan’s record of 303 set in the 1988-89 season, making him only the second player after Wilt Chamberlain to reach such a mark. Dončić's teammate and close friend Austin Reaves joked that he could have scored even more if not for an "asleep" first quarter.

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📰 Luka Doncic's Scoring Streak
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Topics

Calif. Kings Lakers SACRAMENTO the Los Angeles Lakers

Subjects

Doncic PERSON · 4× Lakers ORG · 3× Kings ORG · 2× SACRAMENTO GPE · 2× Austin Reaves PERSON · 1× Calif. GPE · 1× Los Angeles’ GPE · 1× Luka Doncic PERSON · 1× the Los Angeles Lakers ORG · 1× the Sacramento Kings ORG · 1×

Narrative

Doncic has played in eight of Los Angeles’ nine games and has scored 308 points, becoming the first player to top 300 in his first eight games of a season since Michael Jordan had 303 in 1988-89.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-05
2026-11-05 · Toronto Star
Luka Doncic's 40 points lead the Lakers past the Kings 116-103 · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 40 points for his sixth straight game with at least 35, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 116-103 on Wednesday night. asserted
Lakers → score → night
Doncic put together another impressive scoring performance, making six 3-pointers and 12 of 13 free throws to lead the Lakers to their seventh win in nine games this season. asserted
Doncic → put → games
He also had nine rebounds and seven assists. asserted
He → have → rebounds
Austin Reaves added 21 points for the Lakers. asserted
Reaves → add → Lakers
Doncic has played in eight of Los Angeles’ nine games and has scored 308 points, becoming the first player to top 300 in his first eight games of a season since Michael Jordan had 303 in 1988-89. asserted
Jordan → play → 1988
The only player who has scored more points in his first eight games of a season was Wilt Chamberlain, who did it three times with a high of 418 points in his first eight games in 1962-63. asserted
who → score → 1962
Doncic also was involved in a situation that led to a spectator being removed from his seat near the baseline. asserted
spectator → involve → baseline
It came late in the third quarter after a ball went out of bounds. asserted
ball → come → bounds
The fan threw the ball aggressively at official Chelisa Painter and Doncic immediately pointed at the fan and appeared to say something to him. asserted
Doncic → throw → him
Security then came over and removed the fan. asserted
Security → come → fan
The Kings weren’t able to build on their first win of the season Monday at Dallas and fell to 1-7 with losses in all three home games. asserted
Kings → build → games
Rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr. led the way for Sacramento with 22 points and 12 assists. asserted
Jr. → lead → points
Zach LaVine scored 21 and Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 17 rebounds. asserted
Sabonis → score → points
Up next Lakers: Host Portland on Friday night. asserted
Lakers → host → night
Kings: Host San Antonio on Friday night. asserted
Kings → host → night
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