The Lakers held Jokic, who entered the weekend leading the NBA in frontcourt touches with 56.6 touches, to 43 frontcourt touches on Saturday. He possessed the ball nearly a third less of the time on Saturday (3.1 minutes) than he did entering the matchup (4.5 minutes) and held the ball for shorter periods of time when he did have it.

LeBron James scored 25 points, Luka Doncic added 32 and the Los Angeles Lakers trounced the Denver Nuggets on the road by 23 points Saturday, showing flashes of the title contender people thought they could be when they made a move to pair the two stars.

Luka Doncic reminded NBA fans that he's the same superstar who tormented Western Conference opponents en route to the NBA Finals last year. The Los Angeles Lakers ' newly acquired superstar had his best night in the purple and gold on Saturday. He scored 32 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and added seven assists and four steals.