After goals from Luka Doncic, Austin Reeves, and Jack LaLavia, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 117-112 in their first NBA Cup group stage game. Luka Doncic, who broke his scoring record upon his strong return, stated that his goal has always been to help his team win.

Luka Doncic scored 44 points, along with 6 assists and 12 rebounds in this game, Austin Reeves added 21 points and 4 assists, while Jack LaLavia contributed 13 points and 2 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.

It's worth mentioning that Luka Doncic, 26, has scored 40 points or more in three consecutive games this season, making him the only player since NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain to score 40 points in the first three games of the season.

When asked about his feelings on successfully entering this level of history, Luka Doncic shared, "I feel good, but obviously I feel even better after the team wins. So the key point in the end is to do my best to help the team win, sometimes by scoring, and sometimes by helping the team in other ways."

When asked about the possibility of becoming the only player besides Wilt Chamberlain to average 40 points per game in a season, Luka Doncic said, "It will be tough. Sometimes opponents will double-team me more, and I might not be able to score that many points. I had three or four crazy shots in this game, but they were actually bad shots, so I have to keep improving in that area, but it's really difficult."

In addition, when talking about Luka Doncic, Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Austin Reeves said, "He can get us into the game quickly, which is very important to us because if he gets 15 points in the first quarter, we can get 30 points later, unless the other teammates miss a lot of shots like I did in this game."