Luka Doncic scores 52, the NBA's first 50-point game this season, as the Lakers beat Utah

Luka Doncic scored 52 points, the first 50-point game in the NBA this season, and the Los Angeles Lakers came back to beat the Utah Jazz 132-123 on Sunday afternoon at the Delta Center. Doncic made 17 of 30 shots, including 8 of 18 from 3-point range, and added 10 assists and eight rebounds as the Lakers improved to 3-0.

Utah had this one under control early. The Jazz scored 47 points in the first quarter and led by as many as 18 in the second. Doncic hit a stepback 3 with 4.1 seconds left in the half to give the Lakers their first lead at 74-71, according to the Associated Press.

It stayed close the rest of the way. Doncic finished a 14-5 run with back-to-back 3-pointers that put Los Angeles up 127-121 with 1:42 to play, and the Lakers closed it out at the line. Doncic and Austin Reaves combined to go 21 of 24 on free throws, and the Lakers made 32 of 38 as a team.

Reaves scored 29 points on 7-of-12 shooting and made 4 of 5 from deep. Collin Sexton added 13 off the bench, and Ziaire Williams and Matisse Thybulle each made three 3-pointers. The Lakers hit 20 3s in all.

Walker Kessler had two points and seven rebounds in his first game back in Utah since the Jazz sent him to Los Angeles in a sign-and-trade in July.

Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 28 points. Keyonte George had 24 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists but also six turnovers, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 and Ace Bailey had 17 points and 12 rebounds. The Jazz won the paint 58-30 and outrebounded the Lakers 52-31, but they made 10 of 35 from 3-point range. Rookie Darryn Peterson, who hit the winning free throws against New Orleans on Friday, went 4 of 13 for eight points.

The Lakers have won eight of their last nine against Utah. They host Portland on Tuesday. The Jazz, 1-2, host Memphis on Monday.