How Many Points Did Luka Doncic Score in Revenge Game vs. Mavericks?

The Lakers were hoping to see their new guard dominate the Mavs. How well did he play?

Feb 25, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) dribbles the ball past Dallas Mavericks guard Max Christie (00) during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

There are a lot of people around the NBA who still can't believe that the Los Angeles Lakers were able to get Luka Doncic in a trade. It was something so shocking and unexpected that it was almost incomprehensible.

The Dallas Mavericks have been getting killed by everyone else around the league for making this move. Even their own fans are angry with them for trading away the face of the franchise.

The deal has gone in opposite directions for each team. Anthony Davis got hurt in his first game while Doncic has given the Lakers a whole new ceiling.

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Tuesday night was the first time that the Mavericks faced Doncic while he was in a Lakers uniform. Doncic was clearly fired up to play against his old team.

The Lakers beat the Mavericks 107-99 in a game that saw Doncic have several highlight plays, including a ridiculous behind-the-head pass to an open Austin Reaves for a three.

THE BEHIND THE HEAD DIME FROM LUKA 😱

Reaves the recipient who SPLASHES the 3! pic.twitter.com/nAmulERC6v

— NBA (@NBA) February 26, 2025

Doncic dominated this game, recording his first triple-double with the Lakers. He had 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists.

It was clear that Doncic was motivated to play his best possible game against his former team. Every time he hit a shot, he would stare at the Mavericks' bench.

The Lakers were clearly making sure that he was getting as involved as possible. The rest of the team knew what this game meant to him.

Doncic made sure that this game was memorable for Lakers and Mavericks fans alike. While this was an emotional game for him, it will be even more emotional when he goes back to Dallas for the first time.

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The Lakers have shown that they can play just fine with Doncic in the lineup. It seems that he has been able to coexist with LeBron James.

As Doncic continues to knock the rust off after missing over a month, he will be even better. The Lakers are looking like a dangerous contender for the NBA title as more time goes along.

So far with the Lakers, Doncic is averaging 19 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists per game.

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