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Luka Doncic scores NBA season-high 52 points in the Lakers' victory over the Jazz

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Luka Doncic scored 52 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 132-123 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday. In the first 50-point game this season in the NBA, Doncic made several big baskets late in the fourth quarter to help the Lakers win for the eighth time in their last nine games against Utah. Austin Reaves added 29 points for the Lakers.

Walker Kessler tallied only two points and seven rebounds in his first game back in Utah after being sent to Los Angeles in a sign-and-trade deal in July. Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points to lead the Jazz, and Keyonte George tallied 24 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists.

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