The Lakers and Timberwolves collide as Luka Dončić eyes history and LeBron James leads L.A.'s defensive resurgence.
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The NBA landscape shifted dramatically when the Dallas Mavericks shocked everyone by trading Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The move, involving a 25-year-old superstar with no prior warning, sent ripples through the league.
Although Luka Dončić speaks four languages, he struggled for the words to express just how strange it was to play against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
The pair spent just two years as teammates but it's clear a strong bond that goes "deeper than basketball" remains.
Everything before Tuesday’s game helped to build anticipation for Dončić’s star power in L.A., from a timely Jordan Brand ad to a new shoe.
Luka Dončić's first game against his former team featured his first triple double as a Laker. Dončić had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, while LeBron James scored 27 points as LA held off Dallas in the fourth quarter.
It certainly wasn't the cleanest of nights for Luka Dončić as he faced his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, for the first time on Tuesday since he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the biggest -- and most controversial -- transactions in NBA history.
Dončić continued to torch the Clippers, going for 29 points Sunday as the Lakers remained the NBA's hottest team.
A late desperation heave Dončić on Thursday was one of the few 3s he's made for LA. No one seems too worried about it.