The Los Angeles Lakers picked up a huge win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. With the victory, they are now the same number of games back in the West as the Houston Rockets, effectively putting them in joint-fourth place.
It was Doncic’s first game in a Lakers jersey since the seismic trade that changed the landscape of the NBA ahead of the deadline. LA sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in a move to land Doncic. Now, the 25-year-old will likely be the face of the Lakers organization for the next decade.
Doncic hadn’t played in a game since Christmas Day against the Minnesota Timberwolves (when he was still in Dallas), as he had been dealing with a calf injury.
The Lakers blew the doors off of Utah, earning a 132-113 victory in the first game of the Doncic era of Lakers basketball.
Doncic finished the game with 14 points, five rebounds, and four assists while shooting 5-of-14 from the field and 1-of-7 from behind the three-point line.
