Friday night may have been just another game for the New Orleans Pelicans, but it was a must-win game for the Los Angeles Lakers. A statement that sounds surreal but is agreed upon by even Doncic himself.

After struggling in back-to-back games, Luka Doncic finished with 35 points and six rebounds in the Lakers' 124-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Luka Doncic had 35 points, Austin Reaves added 30 and LeBron James had 27 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Doncic struggled in a 123-116 loss to Golden State a night earlier,