SALT LAKE CITY — Luka Dončić found his rhythm in a hurry. The Lakers star scored 52 points, adding 10 assists and eight rebounds, as Los Angeles rallied from 18 points down to beat the Utah Jazz 132-123 on Sunday, October 25, at the Delta Center, moving to 3-0 on the season.
Utah raced out to a 47-29 lead after the first quarter, shooting 61 percent and building the big lead behind Ace Bailey’s 15 first-quarter points. The Lakers answered with a 45-24 second quarter, with Austin Reaves scoring 15 in the period, and Dončić closed the half with a stepback three to give Los Angeles a 74-71 lead at the break.
Dončić scored 14 points in the third quarter as the Lakers took a 103-100 lead into the fourth, then took over late. He tied the game at 116 with a stepback three with 4:06 left, then buried two more threes in 40 seconds to finish a 14-5 go-ahead run and put Los Angeles up 127-121 with 1:42 remaining. He capped the scoring with two free throws with 12.5 seconds left.
It was Dončić’s first 50-point game of the season and the 10th 50-point regular-season game of his career, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He finished 17-of-30 from the field, 8-of-18 from three and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line, and became the first player in Lakers franchise history to record 50-plus points, 10-plus assists, five-plus rebounds and five-plus three-pointers in a single game.
Austin Reaves added 29 points for the Lakers, including a dagger three with 34 seconds left. Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 28 points, Keyonte George had 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20. Walker Kessler, facing his former team for the first time since the summer trade to Los Angeles, finished with two points and seven rebounds.
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Source: Reuters, October 26, 2026; New York Post, October 25, 2026
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