Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings (Credit: AP)
\n\nLuka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers has surpassed a record set by the great Michael Jordan and achieved a scoring milestone not seen in the NBA in 38 years. On November 4, the Slovenian scored 40 points in a convincing 116-103 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Doncic has already appeared in eight of his team's first nine games of the season, totalling an incredible 308 points. Doncic's incredible point total makes him the first player since Michael Jordan in 1988–1989 to score more than 300 points in his first eight NBA games.
\n\nWilt Chamberlain is the only player in American basketball history to score more points in the first eight games. Chamberlain accomplished this three times, reaching an all-time high of 418 points in 1962–1963.
\n\nFor Luka Doncic, the records did not end there. He had scored at least 40 points in three straight games. He created a new league record in the process. He surpassed Damian Lillard's record from 2020 to become the first player in history to post at least 35 points, five rebounds, five…
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