LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic has begun his first full season with the Lakers on a serious heater.

The Slovenian superstar is off to one of the greatest starts to a season in NBA history, following up his 43-point effort on opening night against Golden State with a 49-point spree in Los Angeles’ victory over Minnesota on Friday night.

After a summer spent getting into top shape, excelling at EuroBasket and settling into Los Angeles , Doncic has become the fourth player in NBA history to begin a season with back-to-back 40-point performances — and he barely missed a triple-double twice, too.

His game has been superb, even if he's still working out some early-season problems with his celebrations.

After Doncic leaned in, stepped back and buried a beautiful 26-footer over Jaden McD

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