James was already sharing the floor with a marquee star in Anthony Davis, so teaming Dončić wasn't a dramatic change in that regard. Granted, Luka is one of the most ball-dominant players in the league, which is a distinction that doesn't apply to Davis.

In what was a balanced scoring effort for the Lakers, Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent both contributed 20 points and became the first Lakers teammates to each make six threes off the bench in the same game. The pair attempted 24 threes in the contest compared to the rest of the team who shot 22 combined.

There seemed to be two major camps for the Doncic trade, and neither side liked how the Mavericks went about the trade.