Overview
- Dončić finished with 33 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in a 116-110 win and became the youngest player to reach 1,500 career three-pointers.
- Lakers coach JJ Redick said Dallas targeted Dončić late, yet he produced six straight stops and drew a game-sealing charge on Naji Marshall.
- LeBron James said Dončić has reached a new level of comfort as the team’s centerpiece, with Los Angeles sitting at 27-17 in the Western Conference race.
- Postgame cameras caught Dončić opting to swap jerseys off the court, saying, "I don't want to show my body," a moment that drew social media reaction.
- In a calmer second return since last year’s trade for Anthony Davis, Dončić called Dallas "a special place" and hosted 22 Mavericks fans with VIP treatment.