Doncic a winner in Lakers debut, 132-113 over Jazz
LOS ANGELES (AP) Luka Doncic had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in his Lakers debut as Los Angeles beat the Utah Jazz 132-113 on Monday night.
LeBron James finished with 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, Austin Reaves scored 22 and the Lakers got their sixth straight win.
Doncic, acquired in a shocking trade from the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 2, played for the first time since sustaining a calf strain on Christmas. He was limited to just under 24 minutes as a precaution and was able to sit out the fourth quarter with his new team in complete control, but still had several standout moments to help the surging Lakers get their 12th victory in 14 games.
Buoyed by its new superstar, Los Angeles had seven players reach double figures, shot a blistering 54.3% from the floor and led by as many as 34.
Lauri Markkanen and John Collins each scored 17 points for the Jazz, who have dropped nine in a row on the road.
Jazz: Head coach Will Hardy said before the game that he hoped his young team would embrace the unusual circumstances, but Utah struggled in the spotlight.
Lakers: Doncic's debut was a star-studded affair, even by Los Angeles standards. Adele, Will Ferrell, Flea and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Mavericks great Dirk Nowitzki were among those in attendance.
Doncic made a series of impressive passes in his first game wearing the purple and gold, including setting up Jaxson Hayes for an alley-oop dunk 50 seconds into the game and finding a streaking James with a three-quarter court heave for a layup in the final minute of the opening half.
Doncic looked heavy-legged after the long layoff, shooting 5 of 14 from the field and making only one of his seven attempts from 3-point range (14.3%).
The Jazz host the Lakers on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Walker Kessler vs. Jaxson Hayes (Isaiah Collier gains possession) | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:39 | Â | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 0-2 | |
11:19 | Â | John Collins misses two point driving bank jump shot | Â | |
11:16 | Â | John Collins offensive rebound | Â | |
11:16 | Â | John Collins misses two point putback layup | Â | |
11:14 | Â | LeBron James defensive rebound | Â | |
11:10 | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 0-4 | |
10:54 | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-4 | |
10:34 | Â | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (John Collins steals) | Â | |
10:31 | Â | Jordan Clarkson misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
10:28 | Â | LeBron James defensive rebound | Â | |
10:21 | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point cutting dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 2-6 | |
10:21 | Â | John Collins defensive goaltending violation | Â | |
10:12 | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 5-6 | |
9:46 | Â | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
9:43 | Â | John Collins defensive rebound | Â | |
9:37 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
9:33 | Â | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Austin Reaves misses three point running pullup jump shot | Â | |
9:27 | Â | John Collins defensive rebound | Â | |
9:14 | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 8-6 | |
8:56 | Â | Isaiah Collier shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | Â | |
8:56 | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 | |
8:56 | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-8 | |
8:47 | +2 | John Collins makes two point driving reverse layup (Isaiah Collier assists) | 10-8 | |
8:36 | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 10-11 | |
8:19 | Â | Jordan Clarkson misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | Â | |
8:05 | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-14 | |
7:47 | Â | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Walker Kessler turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â | |
7:33 | Â | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Jordan Clarkson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | Â | |
7:12 | Â | John Collins shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | Â | |
7:12 | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-15 | |
7:12 | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-16 | |
6:51 | Â | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul) | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Lakers 60 second timeout | Â | |
6:51 | +1 | Jordan Clarkson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-16 | |
6:51 | Â | Jordan Clarkson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:49 | Â | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 11-18 | |
6:09 | Â | Jordan Clarkson turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | Â | |
6:00 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 11-20 | |
5:35 | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-20 | |
5:15 | Â | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Luka Doncic offensive rebound | Â | |
5:11 | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point putback layup | 13-22 | |
5:04 | Â | Luka Doncic personal foul (John Collins draws the foul) | Â | |
4:53 | Â | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (John Collins draws the foul) | Â | |
4:53 | +1 | John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-22 | |
4:53 | +1 | John Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-22 | |
4:43 | Â | John Collins blocks Austin Reaves's two point driving layup | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | Â | |
4:35 | +2 | John Collins makes two point running dunk (Keyonte George assists) | 17-22 | |
4:21 | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point stepback jump shot | 17-24 | |
4:10 | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keyonte George assists) | 19-24 | |
3:54 | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point stepback jump shot | 19-27 | |
3:44 | Â | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | Â | |
3:32 | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point cutting dunk (Gabe Vincent assists) | 19-29 | |
3:21 | Â | John Collins misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | Â | |
3:18 | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point putback layup | 21-29 | |
2:59 | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 21-32 | |
2:51 | Â | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Jazz 60 second timeout | Â | |
2:33 | Â | Keyonte George turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | Â | |
2:09 | +2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point tip layup | 21-34 | |
1:52 | Â | Isaiah Collier misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | Â | |
1:42 | Â | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Walker Kessler offensive foul (Gabe Vincent draws the foul) | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Walker Kessler turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:06 | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot | 21-37 | |
0:40 | Â | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | Â | |
0:40 | +1 | Keyonte George makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-37 | |
0:40 | +1 | Keyonte George makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-37 | |
0:26 | Â | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:21 | Â | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | Â | |
0:16 | Â | Jarred Vanderbilt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:13 | Â | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Isaiah Collier turnover (bad pass) (Jaxson Hayes steals) | Â | |
0:01 | Â | LeBron James misses two point running layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Jazz defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Loose ball) (Micah Potter draws the foul) | Â | |
0:00 | +1 | Micah Potter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-37 | |
0:00 | +1 | Micah Potter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-37 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |