Luka Dončić, despite a poor shooting night, led the Lakers to a rout over the Spurs to keep pace in the Western Conference standings.

In the win against the Spurs, Doncic recorded 21 points, nine rebounds, and 14 assists, continuing his dominant stretch of performances. Over his last five games, he is averaging 31.0 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 8.0 assists, including a Lakers-high 45-point explosion against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 13 (via StatMuse ).

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki briefly put a family vacation on hold when he first learned of Luka Dončić's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. "I was so stunned that I just put everything aside," the Hall of Famer said.

Dirk Nowitzki explains his emotional text message exchange with Luka Doncic after the blockbuster Mavericks-Lakers trade.