Matas Buzelis admitted Luka Doncic taught him a lesson after the Lakers superstar exploded for a huge scoring night against the Chicago Bulls.
The rookie forward had briefly gotten into a verbal exchange with Doncic during the game.
What followed was a reminder of how dangerous the Slovenian guard can be when motivated.
Matas Buzelis admits Luka Doncic started scoring after trash talk
Buzelis reflected on the moment after the game in a clip shared on X, where the Bulls rookie acknowledged that things quickly escalated once he started talking to Doncic.
“I don’t even know what to say, honestly… He started killing when I started talking to him,” Buzelis said.
The exchange came during a game in which Doncic erupted for 51 points against the Chicago Bulls, delivering one of the most dominant individual performances of the season.
Buzelis was one of the primary defenders involved in several possessions during that stretch, and the brief trash talk appeared to spark Doncic’s scoring run as the Lakers star began taking over the game.
By the end of the night, Doncic had completely flipped the momentum, punishing Chicago with a barrage of step-back threes, drives and free throws.
For the rookie, the moment became an unforgettable learning experience against one of the league’s elite offensive players.
Luka Doncic explains how Matas Buzelis trash talk woke him up
Doncic also addressed the moment himself after the game, with video circulating on X showing the Lakers star revealing what happened during the exchange.
“Somebody started talking to me so that woke me up. Matas Buzelis. I was surprised. I was shocked. I’m not gonna say what he said. If I would say that, I would definitely get a tech,” Doncic said.
He added: “It woke me up. I didn’t say nothing, that’s why I was surprised. Not very nice.”
Doncic’s response made it clear the trash talk played a role in motivating him during the game.
Once the scoring surge began, Chicago struggled to slow him down as the Lakers guard repeatedly found ways to score against multiple defenders.
The moment quickly went viral because it showed how a single exchange on the court can sometimes ignite one of the NBA’s most dangerous offensive players.
For Buzelis, it ended up being a lesson most young defenders eventually learn when facing a superstar like Doncic.
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