Luka Doncic stares down Mavericks bench, collects triple-double in revenge win against ex-team
NY Post
It was a feisty start to Luka Doncic’s first game against his former team.
The former Mavericks star — and current Laker — glared over at the Dallas bench on several occasions and received a technical foul after passionately arguing with the refs in just the first quarter of Tuesday’s wild 107-99 Lakers win in Los Angeles.
Donic, 25, went off against his old squad with 19 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, three steals and two blocks.
“We just gotta embrace it,” Lakers head coach JJ Redick said after the game. “It’s just a little weird, it just naturally is. I’ve never in my life playing basketball went to another team and played them the first time and said, ‘Oh, this is just another team.’ No, it isn’t. It’s healthy just to acknowledge it and embrace it. And then you play the game and never have to do that again.”
The game was sure to stir some emotions after the Mavericks stunned the basketball world and traded Doncic in a blockbuster deal that sent Anthony Davis to Dallas at the beginning of February.
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