Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry's Pregame Trick Shots Prophesied Warriors-Lakers Result

The Warriors beat the Lakers 119-109 on opening night as Golden State overcame a heroic performance by Luka Dončić in Los Angeles. Stephen Curry put the game away with a spectacularly deep three-pointer in the final minute of the game as the Warriors got off to a 1-0 start on the season.

Lakers' Luka Doncic falls victim to NBA's most brutal season opener stat despite impressive showing

While LeBron James is out, it has become painfully clear that Luka Doncic is going to have to play out of this world for the Lakers to have a chance.

Luka Doncic’s 43 points, near triple-double aren’t enough to carry Lakers to a win without LeBron

Luka Doncic scored 43 points in his first season opener with the Los Angeles Lakers, and it wasn't enough to propel his team past the Golden State Warriors.

Luka Dončić‘s night in the spotlight against Warriors highlights Lakers’ need for LeBron

On Tuesday as they began their season, Luka Dončić greeted the crowd from midcourt pregame. He was easily the Lakers’ best and most important player — 43 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists in nearly 41 minutes to start a year in which plenty of people believe he can win his first Most Valuable Player.
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Luka Dončić scores 43, but Warriors top Lakers 119-109 in a LeBron-less season opener in NBA's return to NBC

Jimmy Butler scored 31 points, Stephen Curry added 23 and the Golden State Warriors overcame Luka Doncic’s 43-point performance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-109 on Tuesday night in both teams' season opener.

Luka Dončić gets a bitter taste of life without LeBron James in Lakers' season-opening loss to Warriors

Luka Dončić stuffed the stat sheet to the tune of 43 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, two steals and a block on Tuesday, and his Lakers still lost to the Warriors, 119-109, on opening night as Dončić finished as a minus-eight for the game.
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Luka joins Bryant, Baylor in rare Lakers company after 43-point opener

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