Luka Doncic He has begun his new stage in Los Angeles Lakers with enthusiasm and achieving victory when he returns from an injury with 14 points for his new team in a 132-113 beating to the Utah Jazz.
The Slovena Doncic superstar, which was transferred to the Lakers by the Dallas Mavericks earlier this month in one of the most amazing operations in the NBA history, played its first game since it suffered an injury in the calf in December.
The 25 -year -old saw his time on the field limited to 24 minutes with the coach of the Lakers JJ Redick saying in advance that the club would be cautious in the management of the physical form of Doncic.
“I heard a lot of noise when they introduced me, it was a special moment,” Doncic said after the public reception of the Lakers. There was a fleeting scare In the first quarter when Doncic required treatment in his left leg before addressing the locker room at the beginning of the room.
But the five times All-Star returned to the court before leaving the game at the end of the third quarter with the Lakers in Control winning 93-69. In his time on the court, Doncic showed many Class flashes that Lakers expect it to take the team to a new era.
He scored his first points like Laker with a superb triple in the first quarter and connected well throughout the game with LeBron James, which ended with 24 points. The Lakers They improved 32-19 with the victory and are located fifth at the West Conference. Utah fell to 12-40 and is at a bottom bottom position.
The Cleveland Cavaliers surpassed an exhibition of 44 points from Anthony Edwards to maintain their dominance at the East Conference with a 128-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The AS of the Wolves, Edwards, starred in a brilliant individual performance with eight triples and 13 of 28 in shots, but his effort was in vain, since Cleveland took the victory from beginning to end.
The Cavaliers improved 43-10 and continue 5.5 games ahead of the Boston Celtics, seconds, who comfortably won 103-85 to the Miami Heat.
Evan Mobley led the scoring of the cavs with 28 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four caps on one night in which six scorers of Cleveland touched the double figures. Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points and Darius Garland 17. In Miami, the Celtics, current NBA champions, traced an initial disadvantage of 11 points to overcome the Heat.
Jayson Tatum finished with 33 points to lead Boston’s score. Boston improved 38-16 with victory. In Milwaukee, Stephen Curry scored 38 points, his best brand of the season, and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Bucks 125-111. The Golden State star, Curry, scored six triples in its 38 points, and its new signing, Jimmy Butler, added 20 points.
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