Luka Dončić had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in his first game against the Dallas Mavericks since they traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers, leading his new team to a 107-99 victory.
Dončić secured his first triple-double with the Lakers on an emotional night for the Slovenian superstar, who was blindsided by the seismic trade sending him to Los Angeles for Anthony Davis three weeks ago.
Davis is injured but still attended the game, and he got a standing ovation in the first quarter when the Lakers aired a lengthy tribute video to their longtime center, who waved his arms in gratitude.
James helped his new teammate by scoring 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter while Los Angeles held on for their third straight win and their 13th in 16 games.
That was a good reflection point, and then just seeing the crowd cheer for him and just get him going and see him make some of the tough shots that I’ve seen him make thousands of times, that probably made it even more awkward.
