Luka Doncic Lakers Debut Highlights - laughs with LeBron James while up BIG

And the other guard, where is number 77, 6'7", 7th campaign, from Slovenia, Luka Doncic. James out of there with it after an empty possession for the Jazz. And here's Doncic, striving, puts it up, instead it's a lob. Hayes with the slam, we know how Luka loves to lob it to his friends. Silence on that last one, but this is what Luka loves to do. He loves to get into the paint, he had weapons at his disposal in Dallas, he's got another one here. James hasn't taken a shot yet, Doncic has attempted one. On the switch, Luka's got the big on him, tries the three, and hits it! Three point shot, the way he just jabs and freezes defenders, particularly bigs out on the perimeter. Hachimur is passed, almost thrown out of bounds. Finney-Smith, Doncic drives, picking up the foul. Finney-Smith on the glass that allowed Doncic to end up with this body, but you see, Roy Hachimur is going to end up with a lot of clean looks now, even more than he was getting just paired up with LeBron James and Austin Reeves. Where have you seen Luka grow the most? He's said everywhere, but when he's willing, he's been a much better defender than he was early on in his career. Three ball from Hachimur is good to beat the shot clock buzzer. Two on him. You know, he gets the switch, so he's going to go downhill against Markitin, and you see him jump in the air, but realizes he's defended well. They're playing the long game right now, for sure, a lot of picks over the next seven years, 11 first-round picks in the next seven years. This is the option they're going to take it real hard, he could be the guy to lead it. So Doncic does the Dirk with Dirk in attendance after LeBron just did it. Certainly Luka didn't have that luxury in Dallas at any time, and now they can play off each other. You see Luka again with a nice burst on the receive, and that is something that a guy like Luka Doncic is going to feel a little bit playing alongside a presence like LeBron. Markitin's three, not there, Doncic fires down the court to James in stride, and rolls around and dropped. Thirteen points for James, three assists for Doncic. Yeah, Luka turns immediately, you see his eyes look up the floor, and then this is put perfectly to... James and Doncic combine for 24 points, the Lakers put up 72 as a team, and they lead by 25 at halftime. No one's trying to be deferential out here, Dave. Everyone's trying to get their own game going. And there were so many people as Doncic throws up on the lob to Jackson Hayes. Danny Ames in the Utah Jazz, there were reports that even though the Jazz were part of the trade, that they actually didn't know the pieces that were involved in terms of the big names as Doncic scores and won. And here we are, it's finally reality. Luka's first game as a Laker, he's got 13 and a chance at a three-point play. Yeah, this is what we always talk about with Luka, the deceleration as you get deep into the paint. Few guys are as patient as he is, and he's got the size and strength to then play through contact, but he doesn't really release the ball around the rim until he is absolutely ready. As Doncic will sit, played nine minutes here in this third quarter. Yeah, J.J. Redick's dining room table, the salt and pepper shakers are never safe when he's sitting down. The number of things he's going to use to draw up plays while he's eating.