This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak as Luka Doncic Comes Up Short of 40-Mark For the First Time This Year. As the Los Angeles Lakers took care of business against the Miami Heat, they collected their fifth win of the season with Luka Doncic leading the way.

The Los Angeles Lakers' star point guard will miss the franchise's upcoming contest against the Portland Trail Blazers.

ESPN’s Tim Bontemps says he still can’t believe the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers, calling the move “utterly incomprehensible.”

The Dallas Mavericks may have lucked out getting the number one overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, but the Western Conference franchise is still reeling from the fact that they traded away a generational superstar that is going to dominate the league for the many years to come.