The Los Angeles Lakers faced the Memphis Grizzlies in their first NBA Cup matchup of Group B, with Luka Doncic delivering a formidable performance, maintaining the MVP-level play fans have come to expect.

Doncic kept things realistic when asked if he could average 40 points per game this season. After another dominant showing, the Lakers star was quick to downplay the possibility, noting that defenses will adjust and force him to take smarter shots moving forward.

“That’s going to be tough,” Doncic said, via ESPN. “Sometimes they’re going to double me more. Sometimes I won’t be able to score that much. I think I had three or four shots that were crazy shots that I felt like doing, but they were terrible shots. I’ve got to work on that. But that’s tough. I don’t know.”

Doncic’s start to

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