Luka Doncic makes La Lakers a debut with a victory against Utah Jazz | Basketball news

The All-Nba Five Guard Luka Doncic begins Los Angeles Lakers' career just over a week after the Dallas Maverix blockbuster trade.

Luka Doncic produced 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in his debut in Los Angeles Lakers, and LeBron James added 24 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, as the newly formed star duet led to 132-113 victory over the visiting jazz in Utah.

Austin Reeves recorded 22 points and nine struggles, and Rui Hahimura added 21 points, as Lakers extended his winning series to six games as he went to the top for the 10th time in the last 11 games. Jordan Gudwin scored 17 points in his second game with Los Angeles on Monday.

Doncic, acquired by Dallas Maverix in a blockbuster deal on February 2, played for the first time since Christmas, recovering from a left -wing strain. The Slovenian Guard was on the court for 24 minutes and fired 5 of 14 from the floor, including 1 of 7 of the 3-point range.

Lori Markana and John Collins scored 17 points, and Jordan Clarkson added 16 when the jazz saw their journey was losing a series reached nine games. Johnny Juzang scored 14 points as Utah lost her third consecutive match as a whole and fell for the 12th time in her last 14 competitions.

Collins, who had 11 struggles, joined Isaiah Colier, who accumulated 13 points and 10 assists, each of them publishes a double-twin for Utah.

Doncic had one turnover and one shot a little more than two minutes in the game before making his first basket in Lakers' 3-Indication uniform with 8:05, left in the initial quarter.

Lakers led 37-25 after one period and was well controlled until half, entering the dressing room to 72-47. Reeves had 15 points before the break, James added 13, and Doncic had 11. Lakers fired 60 percent in the starting two quarters, while jazz was 40 percent.

Los Angeles opened the fourth quarter with 100-75 leads and moved to his third victory in three attempts against Utah. The teams face each other for the last time this season on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.

The only reason for Lakers' concern came at the beginning of the fourth quarter when James went to the dressing room briefly due to abdominal discomfort. He returned to the bench with just over eight minutes, but stayed until the end of the game.