Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic reached 4,000 assists for his career in Thursday night’s loss to the L.A. Clippers.
Doncic hit the mark with his fifth assist against the Clippers and finished the evening with eight total. Luka had another strong performance against the Clippers, adding 32 points and 11 rebounds though it wasn’t enough as the Lakers wound up losing 112-104.
The loss snapped the Lakers’ two-game winning streak, though it was hardly Doncic’s fault as he carried the team in the first half when the offense was sputtering. He assumed even more offensive responsibility when Austin Reaves was sidelined with a calf injury, and he’s responded with huge box score games like the one he had against the Clippers.
Scoring has always come easy to Doncic as he can get hit shot off anywhere on the floor or draw contact to get to the free throw line. With how effortless Doncic can make scoring look, it’s easy to forget he’s also just as gifted of a passer.
Doncic has an uncanny ability to feel for when and where teammates are open on the floor, often throw high-degree of difficulty passes against a set defense. While Doncic commits his fair share of turnovers, his passing vision and creativity is almost second-to-none.
There aren’t many players in the NBA that can say they are an entire team’s offense, but in Luka’s case that’s his exact role on the Lakers. While LeBron James and Reaves are more than capable of handling the keys to the offense, the system is clearly tailored to make use of Doncic’s abilities as both a scorer and playmaker.
When it comes to passing, Doncic has every trick in the book as he’s a master of bending defenses to get the angles he wants. There have been numerous times where it looks like he will shoot but then choose to laser a pass to an open teammate instead.
With how gifted of a passer Doncic is, it won’t be long until he climbs further up the all-time assists board. Until then, though, Luka will need to focus his attention on getting the Lakers back in the win column.
Luka Doncic grateful to be leading vote-getter in 2026 NBA All-Star Game
While the Lakers suffered a dip in play the past month, Doncic continues to show why he is on the short list for MVP. MVP won’t be announced until later this year, but Doncic still received recognition for his play as he was the leading vote-getter for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.
Doncic was always a lock to make the team, but he expressed how grateful he was to garner the most fan votes.
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