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Luka Doncic is back and the Los Angeles Lakers are rolling. After missing one game with lower back tightness, Doncic returned Monday night against Atlanta and put up thirty-two points and ten assists, steering the Lakers to a one twenty-four to one fourteen win and their sixth consecutive victory. Walker Kessler was among those singing his praises, calling Doncic's offensive impact simply unmatched, and right now it's hard to argue otherwise.
Shifting to the gridiron, James Cook the third gave the Buffalo Bills exactly what they needed on Monday Night Football. The running back carried the ball thirty-one times for one hundred and seven yards and a touchdown in a Week nine win over the Minnesota Vikings. It wasn't pretty — three and a half yards per carry rarely is — but Cook ground it out when it mattered most and Buffalo got the win.
And on the ice, the New York Rangers dropped a three to one decision to the Edmonton Oilers on the road, falling to ten and eight and one on the season. Mike Sullivan's group is not in the business of moral victories, but there were enough encouraging signs in that performance to suggest this team is still very much in the fight for a playoff spot.
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