Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Dallas Mavericks in California. Doncic finished his first game against the Mavs with 19 poi

Luka Doncic is set to face his former team for the first time when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. Dallas is 31-27 overall and 13-16 on the road, while Los Angeles is 34-21 overall and 19-7 at home this season.

When asked, Doncic and everyone else will play down the entire idea of revenge, but there is no doubt. Everyone knows what is going on. Doncic thought he would spend his entire career in Dallas and, on Feb. 2, unceremoniously had that rug (and tens of millions of dollars) pulled out from under him with a stunning trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.