The Washington Wizards likely would’ve preferred for Luka Dončić to sit out Friday’s game to give his sore left ankle a rest.
Instead, the Los Angeles Lakers’ star played against the Wizards after being listed as questionable earlier in the day on the NBA’s injury report due to left ankle soreness. And he was explosive from the game’s opening tip.
Dončić scored 11 of the Lakers’ first 20 points and assisted on two Deandre Ayton baskets on his way to finishing the first quarter with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. By halftime, he already had a triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
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Demonstrating that it was simply his night, Dončić posed after making a lob pass to Jaxson Hayes (before Hayes even finished the dunk) and banked in a 3-pointer for the Lakers’ final score of the second quarter.
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