LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in his first game against the Dallas Mavericks since they traded him to the Lakers, leading Los Angeles to a 107-99 victory Tuesday night.

Doncic secured his first triple-double with the Lakers on an emotional night for the Slovenian superstar, who was blindsided by the seismic trade sending him to Los Angeles for Anthony Davis three weeks ago.

Doncic warmly greeted his former teammates, but also took a few portentous looks at the Mavs' bench during the night. He struggled with his shot, going 6 of 17, but capped a superb playmaking performance with an assist to LeBron James for a clinching layup with 32 seconds left.

James helped his new teammate by scoring 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter while Los Angeles held on for its third straight win and its 13th in 16 games.

Kyrie Irving scored 35 points and Klay Thompson added 22 for the Mavericks.

Dallas general manager Nico Harrison, who is reviled by many Mavs fans for making the trade, was serenaded by Lakers fans chanting “Thank you, Nico!”

Takeaways

Mavericks: Max Christie scored all 10 of his points in the first half. He was traded along with Davis by the Lakers, who drafted him.

Lakers: James wasn't about to let Doncic lose on this emotional night.

Key moment

Davis couldn't play due to a groin injury, but he got the biggest of several standing ovations after the Lakers aired a lengthy tribute video to the star big man in the first quarter. Davis waved back at the crowd with both arms.

Key stat

Doncic's triple-double was the 81st of his career — seventh in NBA history — and his fourth this season. His last for Dallas was on Dec. 15.

Up next

Both teams play Thursday. The Mavericks host the Hornets, and the Lakers host the Timberwolves.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	P.J. Washington vs. Jaxson Hayes (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:41	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	0	0
11:39	Rui Hachimura makes two point shot	2	0
11:18	Luka Doncic blocks Max Christie 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	2	0
11:13	Kessler Edwards offensive rebound	2	0
11:13	Jaxson Hayes blocks Kessler Edwards's two point shot	2	0
11:11	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	2	0
11:10	P.J. Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:10	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	2	0
11:06	Klay Thompson makes two point shot	2	2
10:54	LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot	4	2
10:40	Klay Thompson misses 17-foot two point shot	4	2
10:40	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	4	2
10:25	LeBron James bad pass (Klay Thompson steals)	4	2
10:16	Kyrie Irving misses 31-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:12	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	4	2
10:05	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	6	2
9:56	Kyrie Irving misses two point shot	6	2
9:54	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	6	2
9:51	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	9	2
9:34	Kyrie Irving misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	9	2
9:32	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	9	2
9:26	P.J. Washington blocks Luka Doncic 's 3-foot driving layup	9	2
9:25	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	9	2
9:25	Luka Doncic technical foul	9	2
9:25	Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw	9	3
9:15	Max Christie makes 14-foot two point shot	9	5
9:00	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	11	5
8:51	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	11	5
8:30	Rui Hachimura misses 10-foot two point shot	11	5
8:28	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	11	5
8:17	P.J. Washington bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	11	5
8:11	Austin Reaves misses two point shot	11	5
8:11	LeBron James offensive rebound	11	5
8:11	LeBron James steps out of bounds turnover	11	5
8:02	Jaxson Hayes defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	11	5
8:02	Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw	11	6
8:02	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	11	6
8:02	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Klay Thompson	11	6
7:52	Kyrie Irving makes driving layup	11	8
7:33	LeBron James misses 30-foot three point jumper	11	8
7:28	LeBron James offensive rebound	11	8
7:26	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	8
7:23	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	11	8
7:23	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	13	8
7:23	Max Christie shooting foul	13	8
7:23	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 1	13	8
7:21	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	13	8
7:02	Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	11
6:55	Austin Reaves bad pass (Kyrie Irving steals)	13	11
6:51	Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	13	14
6:22	Luka Doncic steps out of bounds turnover	13	14
6:06	Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	14
6:03	Kessler Edwards offensive rebound	13	14
6:02	Kyrie Irving misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	14
6:00	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	13	14
5:56	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point shot	13	14
5:51	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	13	14
5:49	Luka Doncic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	16	14
5:47	Mavericks Full timeout	16	14
5:47	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	16	14
5:47	(05:47) [Mavericks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	16	14
5:33	Max Christie misses driving floating jump shot	16	14
5:33	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	16	14
5:24	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	19	14
5:03	Kessler Edwards misses 8-foot two point shot	19	14
5:03	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	19	14
4:55	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	14
4:52	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	19	14
4:45	Kyrie Irving makes driving layup (P.J. Washington assists)	19	16
4:20	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	22	16
4:03	Rui Hachimura blocks Max Christie 's 6-foot driving layup	22	16
4:03	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	22	16
4:00	P.J. Washington shooting foul	22	16
4:00	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	23	16
4:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	23	16
4:00	Dante Exum enters the game for Max Christie	23	16
4:00	Naji Marshall enters the game for Kessler Edwards	23	16
4:00	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for P.J. Washington	23	16
4:00	Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2	23	16
3:57	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	23	16
3:54	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	16
3:52	Mavericks defensive team rebound	23	16
3:31	Austin Reaves shooting foul	23	16
3:31	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	23	17
3:31	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	23	17
3:31	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	23	18
3:21	Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	18
3:18	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	23	18
3:16	Jordan Goodwin blocks Kyrie Irving 's 3-foot two point shot	23	18
3:15	Lakers defensive team rebound	23	18
3:03	Naji Marshall shooting foul	23	18
3:03	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	24	18
3:03	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	25	18
2:53	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses layup	25	18
2:51	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	25	18
2:43	Kyrie Irving blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 4-foot layup	25	18
2:40	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	25	18
2:37	Kyrie Irving makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	25	20
2:15	Gabe Vincent misses driving layup	25	20
2:13	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	25	20
2:12	Jordan Goodwin back court turnover	25	20
2:12	Lakers Full timeout	25	20
2:12	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	25	20
2:12	P.J. Washington enters the game for Olivier-Maxence Prosper	25	20
2:12	Dwight Powell enters the game for Kyrie Irving	25	20
1:59	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	20
1:56	Dwight Powell offensive rebound	25	20
1:52	Dante Exum misses driving layup	25	20
1:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	25	20
1:47	P.J. Washington shooting foul	25	20
1:47	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	26	20
1:47	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	26	20
1:47	Klay Thompson enters the game for P.J. Washington	26	20
1:47	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	27	20
1:35	Klay Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	20
1:31	LeBron James defensive rebound	27	20
1:15	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	20
1:13	Lakers offensive team rebound	27	20
1:13	Naji Marshall loose ball foul	27	20
1:13	Jordan Goodwin misses free throw 1 of 2	27	20
1:13	Lakers offensive team rebound	27	20
1:13	Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 2 of 2	28	20
56.1	Dante Exum misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	20
54.1	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	28	20
48.1	Jordan Goodwin misses 24-foot three point shot	28	20
45.1	Dante Exum defensive rebound	28	20
38.1	Dante Exum misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	28	20
35.1	Dwight Powell offensive rebound	28	20
33.1	Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot	28	20
30.1	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	28	20
11.1	LeBron James bad pass (Naji Marshall steals)	28	20
5.0	Dante Exum misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	20
2.1	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	28	20
1.0	Klay Thompson misses two point shot	28	20
1.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	28	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	20

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Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

3:00 AM, February 26, 2025

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TNT, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, truTV, HBO Max

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Pat Fraher, John Goble, Evan Scott

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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