{"id":430157,"date":"2025-02-26T08:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=430157"},"modified":"2025-02-26T08:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:20:24","slug":"doncic-shines-in-first-game-against-dallas-triple-double-and-lakers-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/doncic-shines-in-first-game-against-dallas-triple-double-and-lakers-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Doncic Shines in First Game Against Dallas: Triple-Double and Lakers Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luka Doncic\u2019s most anticipated game of the season ended in the best possible way: <strong>a 107-99 victory for the Lakers<\/strong> and a historic triple-double that placed him in an exclusive NBA club. Facing the <strong>Dallas Mavericks<\/strong> for the first time since the blockbuster trade a few weeks ago, the Slovenian star delivered a dominant performance, finishing with <strong>19 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic wasted no time making an impact, nearly reaching a triple-double by halftime: <strong>12 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks<\/strong>. By the final buzzer, he became just the <strong>third player in NBA history<\/strong>, after <strong>LeBron James and Russell Westbrook<\/strong>, to record a triple-double against all 30 teams in the league.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Electric Atmosphere and Fans&#8217; Chants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Watching courtside was <strong>Mark Cuban<\/strong>, longtime former Mavericks owner, accompanied by Chandler Parsons. Meanwhile, <strong>Lakers fans took full advantage of the moment<\/strong>, mocking Dallas for the controversial trade that sent Doncic to Los Angeles. Throughout the game, the Crypto Arena crowd chanted: <strong>&#8220;Thank you, Nico!&#8221;<\/strong>, taking a shot at Mavericks GM Nico Harrison for orchestrating the trade. Since acquiring Doncic, <strong>the Lakers have won 7 of their last 9 games<\/strong>, while Dallas has struggled without its former franchise star.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic\u2019s arrival has also had a major off-court impact. <strong>Lakers home game ticket prices have surged by 19%<\/strong>, while Mavericks tickets have dropped by a staggering <strong>40%<\/strong> since the trade.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Doncic: &#8220;I&#8217;m Exhausted&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After the game, Doncic was visibly drained by the intensity and emotions of the night. <strong>&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to go to sleep, honestly. I&#8217;m exhausted,&#8221;<\/strong> he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>With <strong>9 wins in their last 11 games<\/strong>, the Lakers seem to have found their groove with Doncic, while Dallas is left wondering how to recover after losing the player who changed the franchise\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LUKA UNREAL PASS \u2014 MY GOODNESS. \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LADEig?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LADEig<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9W6Ua0ACEQ\">pic.twitter.com\/9W6Ua0ACEQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1894597712869560396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Luka Doncic:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to go to sleep, honestly. I&#8217;m exhausted.&#8221; \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>(h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClutchPoints<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z7EbrgrBTM\">pic.twitter.com\/z7EbrgrBTM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1894623223800893466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LUKA THREE \u2014 STARES DOWN THE MAVS BENCH. \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1lN0jQkH71\">pic.twitter.com\/1lN0jQkH71<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1894587626067562775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nothing but love between Luka \u2014 Kyrie. \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBA<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lb2Itm8iIS\">pic.twitter.com\/Lb2Itm8iIS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1894621552945369380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mark Cuban greeting Luka\u2019s dad and agent. \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenGolliver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenGolliver<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCwrcCXRrH\">pic.twitter.com\/nCwrcCXRrH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1894612847453507624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luka Doncic\u2019s most anticipated game of the season ended in the best possible way: a 107-99 victory for the Lakers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":430156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[399],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[187],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-430157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","typology-video"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/GksGsLgWsAImsA3.jpg","digistream_id":0,"digistream":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430157"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=430157"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=430157"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=430157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}