The Los Angeles Lakers fell short Thursday night in a 126–106 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum, but superstar Luka Doncic made some franchise history along the way. Doncic, who tallied 45 points on 14-of-27 shooting (7-of-13 from three-point range) with 11 rebounds,

Luka Doncic is already a part of one of those historic Lakers lists that is reserved for the greatest of NBA greats. Doncic's company after his latest accomplishment: Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. The Slovenian went for 45 points and 11 rebounds on Thursday night in a loss to the Bucks.

It only took a few days for Los Angeles to embrace new Lakers superstar Luka Doncic following his arrival from the Mavericks.

The Los Angeles Lakers newest superstar has a special connection to the legendary Kobe Bryant. Doncic's mom Mirjam Poterbin paid homage to a new mural of them.

Apart from joining Doncic and Bryant, Bub also forged his name in Wizards history as the second-fastest (62 games) Wizards rookie to reach 100 three-pointers. Bradley Beal claimed

When LeBron James and Luka Doncic play together, the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the best teams in the NBA. The duo performed so well that they had the Lakers in the second seed just about a week ago.

Despite a bit of a slow start to his Lakers tenure, Doncic has found his groove. In the first half against Milwaukee, the Slovenian native became just the third player in Lakers history to record 25+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ three-point field goals made in a single half. Only James and Kobe Bryant have achieved this feat in a Lakers uniform.