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<\/p>\nThe Los Angeles Lakers have struggled in recent years against the Denver Nuggets, but Saturday night, everything clicked for the first time since they acquired 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic in a trade over two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
In his fourth game as a Laker, Doncic led the team to a dominant 123-100 victory, finishing with a game-high 32 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, and four steals.<\/p>\n
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The Lakers never looked back after taking an early lead, and their chemistry on the court, especially between Doncic and LeBron James, was undeniable.<\/p>\n
James added 25 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocks, while the Lakers limited their turnovers to just eight, while the Nuggets committed 20.<\/p>\n
After the game, James shared a head-turning analogy about the growing chemistry between him and Doncic as they continue grow as teammates together.<\/p>\n
“I’m a natural-born wide receiver, and he’s a natural-born quarterback, so it fits perfectly.” James said.<\/em><\/p>\n “I’m a natural-born wide receiver, and he’s a natural-born quarterback, so it fits perfectly.” – LeBron on he and Luka’s budding fullcourt connection pic.twitter.com\/d7nrmXMqVx \u2014 NBA (@NBA) February 23, 2025<\/p>\n The Lakers are now 2-2 with Doncic and stand at 34-21 overall, trailing the Nuggets by just two games for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference after pulling off a big-time victory as underdogs.<\/p>\n However, the focus now shifts to their next game on Tuesday night, which is expected to be full of drama.<\/p>\n Doncic will make his return to Dallas for the first time since being traded unexpectedly for Anthony Davis in one of the most shocking deals in NBA history.<\/p>\n Less than a year ago, Doncic led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals and was coming off five consecutive All-NBA First Team selections.<\/p>\n However, the Dallas front office, led by general manager Nico Harrison, had a different vision for the future-one that didn’t center around the Slovenian superstar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled in recent years against the Denver Nuggets, but Saturday night, everything clicked for the first time since they acquired 25-year-old superstar… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n