Luka Doncic Drops 53
Doncic powered a Lakers win while LeBron’s scoring streak ended in Cleveland.
November 7, 2026 · Updated Nov 7, 3:28pm ET
Al JazeeraNBA wrap: Doncic’s 53 points lift Lakers, Cavs top 76ers in LeBron’s return
NewsweekLeBron James, Joel Embiid make unwanted NBA history in 76ers loss
Breitbart NewsLuka Doncic 'decided' to make his 61-foot heave punctuating 53-point effort in win over Blazers
The GuardianDončić dazzles with 53 in Lakers’ win as LeBron held to eight in Cleveland return
Associated PressLuka Doncic 'decided' to make his 61-foot heave punctuating 53-point effort in win over Blazers
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What happened
- Luka Doncic
Luka DončićSlovenian basketball player (born 1999) scored 53 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland 124-118 on Friday, earning their fourth straight win and moving into first place in the Western Conference at 8-2. - Doncic’s 61-foot shot at the halftime buzzer helped spark a comeback from 16 points down, and he finished with his fourth straight game of at least 40 points.
- In another NBA Cup game, Cleveland beat Philadelphia 119-95 as LeBron James
LeBron JamesAmerican basketball player (born 1984) scored eight points in his return to Cleveland and Joel Embiid
Joel EmbiidCameroonian and French basketball player scored six while missing all nine shots. - James and Embiid became only the third pair of former MVPs in NBA history to both score fewer than 10 points and shoot 25% or worse in the same game.
- After Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak ended, James said he would review the game film and try to improve for Sunday.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets highlighted Doncic’s spectacular scoring while pairing the Lakers’ win with James’s difficult Cleveland return. The Guardian described Doncic as dazzling and emphasized his scoring streak; Al Jazeera called his long-distance buzzer-beater an “astonishing shot” that set the tone for the comeback.
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets had only one report: Breitbart News focused on Doncic’s 61-foot buzzer-beater as the turning point. It called the shot an “epic buzzer-beater” and highlighted Luka Doncic’s playful explanation that he “decided to make it.”
