In his first two playoff games with the Los Angeles Lakers, Luka Dončić has averaged 34 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The 26-year-old was an assist shy of a triple-double in the Lakers’ Game 2 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison says he miscalculated the depth of love his club’s fans had for Luka Doncic before the trade that sent the young superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.

For only the third time since Feb. 1 but second time in a week, Nico Harrison took a few questions about what made him rip Luka Doncic from the fabric of the local sports community. He didn’t tell us much we didn’t already know Monday,