The Los Angeles Lakers earned a gritty victory against the Houston Rockets on Monday night. Luka Doncic was one of three players to lead the team with 20 points in a 104-98 victory.

According to LeBron James, new Lakers superstar Luka Doncic has one quality that makes him a truly special player.

LeBron James to the @PatMcAfeeShow on the Luka Doncic trade: “I can’t put myself in his shoes because I’ve never been traded before. But I can have a sense and be a

Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, James Jones and Chase Daniel discuss how concerned they are for the Los Angeles Lakers despite LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves combining for 85 points vs. the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Doncic is averaging a career-high 2.5 catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts this season out of his 9.8 attempts per game, including 2.8 in his first 20 games with the Lakers.

There are only two weeks left in the NBA regular season, and teams are competing for optimal playoff positioning in the home stretch. Two of the four top seeds in the Western Conference square off tonight,

The Lakers were led by Luka Doncic, who finished with 20 points, nine assists, and six rebounds. LeBron James contributed 16 points, eight rebounds, and six assists, while Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent provided a major spark off the bench,

LeBron James came up big for L.A. in crunch time as he sealed the victory with a crucial block on Rockets star Alperen Sengun with mere seconds remaining in the game clock. Sengun thought he had a significant advantage over Lakers guard Austin Reaves down low for what would have been an easy deuce to move Houston to within two points.