The Los Angeles Lakers have opened the 2025-26 NBA season with a significant offensive surge, despite LeBron James being sidelined with sciatica. In the first week of play, the team has registered the league's three highest-scoring individual games.
Luka Dončić scored 43 points in the season opener, followed by a 49-point game on Friday. Two days later, with Dončić also sidelined by injury, Austin Reaves produced a career-best 51 points in a victory over the Sacramento Kings.
