Not only has Doncic scored at least 30 points in each game of the Lakers’ six-game winning streak, he holds the second-best defensive rating on the team.

But when we look back at this season, it's possible we see a completely different story thanks to the 65-game rule.

The Lakers and Hawks keep chugging along as big performances mark Monday's games and we preview Tuesday's matchups.

Recap all the best highlights, news, observations and stats from Monday's eight-game slate with the NBA.com live blog.

Luka Doncic's six-game PPG of 37.8 is the highest by a Lakers player since the late Kobe Bryant, who averaged 39.5 points in ...

Magic Johnson’s reaction to the Los Angeles Lakers’ dramatic overtime win over the Denver Nuggets quickly went viral, but not for the reason he might have expected. The Lakers pulled off a thrilling ...

Austin Reaves executed a perfect missed free throw before sinking the tying bucket to force overtime, and Luka Doncic drained ...

Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves have reason to smile with as well as the Lakers are playing. William Liang / Imagn Images The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up ...

After Austin Reaves forced OT by scoring off his own intentional free-throw miss and rebound, Dončić found a way to get the ...

Three days after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put together an MVP performance in a marquee win over the Denver Nuggets, Luka Dončić hit back to keep his name in the race with an incredible showing in the ...

On Saturday night, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers played a thrilling game in California. The Lakers won by a score of 127-125 (in overtime). Austin Reaves led the team with 32 points, seven ...

Luka Doncic hit a baseline jumper with 0.5 seconds left as the host Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 in overtime on Saturday night. Doncic finished with 30 points, 13 ...