Dallas Mavericks @ Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA | Game ID: 22400835
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 28 31 19 29 107DAL 20 31 26 22 99
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Luka Doncic posts a triple-double against the Dallas Mavericks, leads the Lakers to a 107-99 win
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
DO Doncic
GV G. Vincent
JG J. Goodwin
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
DALDE D. Exum
DP D. Powell
KE K. Edwards
KI K. Irving
KT K. Thompson
MC M. Christie
NM N. Marshall
OP O. Prosper
PW P. Washington
SD S. Dinwiddie
LAL/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur