What might have gotten overlooked during the Los Angeles Lakers’ surge in the second-half of the campaign is that Luka Doncic was struggling from the field. He shot less than 40 percent in four of his ...

After that Game 2 victory, Doncic became only the third Lakers player to score at least 30 points in their first two playoff games. He followed George Mikan, who did it with the Minneapolis Lakers ...

Luka Doncic is now one of them. Mikan, the original Lakers superstar in the 1950s, set the standard. Shaq dominated the early 2000s. Now Doncic, the Slovenian star known for his crafty offense and ...

Real Sports: "Luka Doncic is the 3rd player with back-to-back 30-PT games to start their Lakers playoff career. He joins Shaquille O'Neal & George Mikan." Luka Doncic is the 3rd player with back ...

5 3PM Luka's 37 points ties George Mikan for 2nd most in a player’s Playoff debut with the Lakers franchise Shaq - 46 PTS on 04/25/1997 Mikan - 37 PTS on 03/23/1949 Luka - 37 PTS on 4/19/2025 ...

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to even up their first ... in their first two playoff games with the team. He joins George Mikan and Shaquille O'Neal, who are two pretty big names.

Doncic is now just the third Lakers player to score at least 30 points in his first two playoff games, joining two icons in George Mikan and Shaquille O'Neal in the history books. NBA on TNT ...

George Mikan’s family followed in his footsteps by falling in love with sports. But instead of basketball, they chose to play hockey.

He joins Hall of Fame centers George Mikan and Shaquille O’Neal as the only Lakers players to score 30 points or more in their first two postseason games with the squad, per ClutchPoints NBA ...