Luka Doncic Makes Feelings Clear About Anthony Davis After Lakers-Mavs Game

Luka Doncic spoke about Anthony Davis.

Apr 9, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) waves to fans after the game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

On Wednesday night, Luka Doncic made his return to Dallas.

He finished the emotional night with 45 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals while shooting 16/28 from the field and 7/10 from the three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time.

The Lakers won by a score of 112-97.

Luka wiping tears after watching Mavs tribute video 🥺 pic.twitter.com/9tYtzdW3A0

— ESPN (@espn) April 9, 2025

After the game, Doncic spoke about Anthony Davis.

Doncic (h/t Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints): "We got traded for each other, so from now on, everybody is going to compare us... I think he's an amazing player, and I think he's going to do really good in Dallas."

Luka Doncic on Anthony Davis:

“We got traded for each other so now everybody is going to compare us… He’s an amazing player and I think he’s going to do really good in Dallas.”#MFFL pic.twitter.com/tL2rLbPQtn

— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) April 10, 2025

Davis finished the loss with 13 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and one block while shooting 5/13 from the field and 0/1 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.

Via Kevin O'Connor of Yahoo Sports: "Luka Doncic stepback over Anthony Davis

Sounds like a road game for the Mavs"

Luka Doncic stepback over Anthony Davis

Sounds like a road game for the Mavs pic.twitter.com/SJWbxJhD6j

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) April 10, 2025

Doncic has gone 17-10 in his first 27 games playing for the Lakers.

He is averaging 27.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 43.0% from the field and 37.3% from the three-point range in that span.

Via StatMuse: "Luka Doncic as a Mav:

— 29/9/8
— 5x All-Star
— 5x All-NBA
— WCF MVP
— Scoring Champ
— ROTY
— 1st in PPG
— 2nd in APG
— 4th in RPG
— 1st in triple-doubles
— 2nd in double-doubles
— Most PTS in a game"

Luka Doncic as a Mav:

— 29/9/8
— 5x All-Star
— 5x All-NBA
— WCF MVP
— Scoring Champ
— ROTY
— 1st in PPG
— 2nd in APG
— 4th in RPG
— 1st in triple-doubles
— 2nd in double-doubles
— Most PTS in a game

Tonight, he's back in Dallas. pic.twitter.com/9HSGt1Vloi

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 9, 2025

Meanwhile, Davis has gone 5-3 over eight games with Dallas.

He is averaging 19.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 blocks per contest while shooting 44.8% from the field and 24.0% from the three-point range in that span.