Dončić has his own history against the Clippers, a team he hasn't seen since he shut the door on an era last spring.

The Los Angeles basketball rivalry was bound to get more interesting with Luka Dončić on the Lakers, and he delivered on Friday. The Slovenian star nearly set a new high in his Lakers career with 31 points against the Los Angeles Clippers,

Luka Dončić was a member of the Dallas Mavericks less than a month ago. The widespread presumption at the time was that he would remain one for the foreseeable future, perhaps even the rest of his career.