Luka Dončić’s shocking trade just over a month ago still feels like a midseason fever dream of the NBA season. But with Dončić’s new team, the Los Angeles Lakers, surging to the top of the Western Conference,
Dončić continued to torch the Clippers, going for 29 points Sunday as the Lakers remained the NBA's hottest team.
Facing a 40-21 New York Knicks team sitting in third place in the East, the Lakers came back from down double digits in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime, then emerged with a 113-109 win. It was their eighth straight victory.
Things truly appear to be going well for Luka Dončić with his new team. With a trade that caught the entire NBA world off guard, the Dallas Mavericks decided to move on from Dončić and traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Anthony Davis.
The Dallas general manager said he believed that with a team built around 31-year-old Anthony Davis and 32-year-old Kyrie Irving, the Mavericks only had a handful of opportunities soon to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
Anamaria Goltes shared a series of photos with her fiancé Luka Dončić and their daughter Gabriela, documenting their new life in Los Angeles on Instagram Feb. 27.