The Lakers were brought back to earth by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, who took turns drowning LeBron James and his teammates.

Luka Doncic struggled to finish against the Los Angeles Lakers away from home today (November 23).

The Slovenian great scored 30 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists (0 turnovers in 38 minutes) in four rounds at Crypto.com Stadium, but he shot only 10-26 FG (38%) and 3-12 3PT (25%).

Doncic had only 1-7 FG in the fourth quarter, when the Dallas Mavericks blew a 20-point lead to a 30-8 outburst. 

Luka Doncic scored 30 points but was inefficient in the fourth quarter against the Lakers.

Despite leading the Los Angeles Lakers 91-71 in the third quarter, the Dallas Mavericks won 104-101.

After LA led 101-99, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving spoke. Doncic assisted and Kyrie threw the “clutch” to put Dallas ahead again (102-101).

The opposition team won after LeBron James’s failed equalizer effort and turnover.

Luka’s fourth-quarter assist for Kyrie was the game’s most crucial. Doncic’s second-half pass made supporters love him more.

Luka “performed magic” by passing the ball between LeBron James’ groin by the 3-point circle to a teammate.

After Doncic’s pass, rookie shooter Josh Green finished the аttаck with a sweet 3-point shot.

This “magical” move by Luka Doncic was unexpecteԀ. 

Even Josh Green, Doncic’s teammate, waited a few beats to control the ball before shooting. LeBron James and the Lakers almost stopped on the other side of the front line.

Even though the Regular Season has barely started for a month, this is a strong candidate for the most beautiful assist award.

Somehow, Luka Doncic passed the ball over LeBron James’ groin.

After almost losing unexpectedly, Kyrie Irving’s “clutch” throw and this ball were spiritual medicine for the Dallas Mavericks.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ 21-4 run began when Luka Doncic and his teammates scored 4 points in over 6 minutes with a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Mavericks won thanks to Kyrie Irving’s 7-0 scoring outburst and LeBron James’ two foul shots.

James finished with 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Dallas moved up to 3rd in the Western standings with a 10-5 record. The Mavericks will play the LA Clippers on Sunday morning, November 26.

The Los Angeles Lakers (9-7) maintained their losing trend in the second game of the back-to-back series. They have only lost twice at home at Crypto.com Arena this season.

Before a long road trip that begins next Sunday morning against the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James and his teammates will recuperate for two days.