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LUKA DONČIĆ AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS
You cannot convince me that Luka Dončić didn’t want this one, and not just the W. In front of the man who shipped him out of Dallas earlier this month, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ heir apparent picked up his first triple-double as a member of the purple-and-gold last night — and in the first meeting against his old club no less. With Mavericks GM Nico Harrison in attendance, Dončić produced a stat line authored by only one other Laker: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Talk about hold my beer.
In truth, Dončić didn’t shoot well, but he did enough of everything else as he went for 19 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, three steals and two blocks. There were also at least nine other players on the court at any given moment. LeBron James (27 points, 12 boards) and Austin Reaves (20 points, five assists) helped power the Lakers to their 107-99 victory, a win that boosts their record to 35-21 and, perhaps more importantly, 7-2 since the Feb. 2 blockbuster deal for Anthony Davis that still kinda doesn’t seem real.
After Harrison’s coffee shop convo with his Lakers counterpart Rob Pelinka, Dallas’ GM may never need to buy another cup of java in L.A. Fans in the arena shouted their appreciation for Harrison’s move on night that the Lakers also delivered a video tribute for Davis, who did not play. For his part, Dončić’s former teammate, the game-high scorer Kyrie Irving with 35 points, summed up the reunion with three words: “Awkward as s—.”
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Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/diana-taurasi-retires-luka-doncic-notches-first-triple-double-with-lakers-in-win-over-mavericks/
Author : Otto Strong
Publish date : 2025-02-26 14:04:00
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