Luka Doni accomplished something special with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.The star guard posted his first 50-point game with the franchise more than a year after the trade that landed him in Los Angeles, with 51 points on 17-of-31 shooting plus 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. And 8-of-9 on free throws, because that matters now.Overall, its Donis eighth career 50-point game and first since the 2023-24 season, when he scored 73 points. Before Thursday, his scoring high with the Lakers was 49 points on Oct. 24.LUKA SHOOTS, POINTS AT FAN AND MAKES IT pic.twitter.com/srZmPadlDU Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) March 13, 2026The Lakers won the game against the Chicago Bulls, 142-130, giving them sole possession of the No. 3 spot in the West.Of course, some Lakers fans might have preferred Doni scoring 33 more points, anything to overtake Bam Adebayos historic 83-point night on Tuesday. The Lakers announcers certainly seemed affronted by how Adebayo overtook franchise legend Kobe Bryants 81-point game.Lakers announcer dissed Bam Adebayo after Luka exited the game 1 assist shy of a triple-double He's not chasing numbers He only needed 8 free throws to score 51pic.twitter.com/exyqxmPedM LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) March 13, 2026You can read more about that here.