Luka Doncic had 14 factors, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in his Lakers debut as Los Angeles beat the Utah Jazz 132-113 on Monday evening.
LeBron James had 24 factors, seven rebounds and eight assists, Austin Reaves scored 22 and the Lakers bought their sixth straight win.
Doncic, acquired in a stunning commerce from the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 2, performed for the primary time since sustaining a calf pressure on Christmas. He was restricted to only beneath 24 minutes as a precaution and was in a position to sit out the fourth quarter together with his new staff in full management, however nonetheless had a number of standout moments to assist the surging Lakers get their 12 victory in 14 video games.
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Buoyed by its new famous person, Los Angeles had seven gamers attain double figures, shot a blistering 54.3% from the ground and led by as many as 34.
Lauri Markkanen and John Collins every had 17 factors for the Jazz, who’ve dropped 9 in a row on the highway.
Jazz: Head coach Will Hardy mentioned earlier than the sport that he hoped his younger staff would embrace the weird circumstances, however Utah struggled within the highlight.
Lakers: Doncic’s debut was a star-studded affair, even by Los Angeles requirements. Adele, Will Ferrell, Flea and Chad Smith of the Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers, and Mavericks nice Dirk Nowitzki, have been amongst these in attendance.
Doncic made a collection of spectacular passes in his first sport sporting the purple and gold, together with establishing Jaxson Hayes for an alley-oop dunk 50 seconds into the sport and discovering a streaking James with a full-court heave for a layup within the ultimate minute of the opening half.
Doncic regarded heavy-legged after the lengthy layoff, capturing 5 of 14 from the sphere and making solely considered one of his seven makes an attempt from 3-point vary (14.3%).
The Jazz host the Lakers on Wednesday.