Both of them make their teammates great and we could see that if they are moving around it open up free spaces for their teammates to penetrate or either score inside that's why this team is well composed now since their opponents gets a hard time to determine on who among them would score in basket since everyone is capable to contribute.

Addition of Luka in Lakers is really a great thing happened to them since it lessen the load of Lebron and we can see them doing perfect work together inside the court. Now their current winnings streak for sure eliminates those doubts that both of them might struggle to build a chemistry since right now we see Lakers a scary team and provably a tough team to defeat especially on Finals.

Obviously the Lakers has benefited from the trade, and we have seen their fans watching the game in the arena and very animated specially if Luka will score those magical shots like what the did in the OT, long three. And almost everyone would agree that they really look very different right now, maybe they still have loopholes that they need to close, specially in defense.

But if Lebron and Luka will always have this kind of night scoring wise, it's very hard to beat as everyone is contributing. They are still in the second position entering March and that is very crucial as we have just like 20 more games left in the regular season.

AD is injured that’s why Lakers looks like the one only benefited on this trade but if AD will be back on his healthy state then Mavs benefited the most since AD is a monster forward.

It’s just too risky for Mavs to get AD that always injured in exchange for their main star.


Lakers still lacks defense. If they encounter team with solid defense and  good offense then they are in trouble for a series match.

The trade was obviously a good trade, even when it happened, everyone was shocked and didn't understand WHY this trade was done and if Dallas went mad, but at the same time we didn't really know how Luka and Lebron would work together.

The reality is, we are seeing a team that is on form better than any other team we have seen this season, nobody had a 20 game period as dominant as Lakers this year, and Lakers are looking like the best team out there. Will they win a title like you guys are talking about? I do not know, I still consider Jokic to be a better deal, but this doesn't mean we are going to see Lakers lose that easily this time around neither. Why? Because while Denver may have Jokic and Murray, this time Lakers have Lebron and Luka, and there is zero chance Denver can stop both.

For me it will be easy for them to adjust in the playoff. As this is a series obviously, and again we have seen how Luka perform in the playoff, he carry the Mavs last year to the Finals. And Lebron also has that experienced.

And no offense to AD, but maybe Luka is as clutch as any best player and so with that, we have seen the Lakers losing close game before, but not with Luka. Just like what he did in the OT against the Knicks, five straight points and enough for them to win here.

I agree they are benefiting from the trade and for sure the management are earning after acquiing Luka while in the otherside Mavs are losing as there are lesser audience that buying tickets and watching the game, just seen some pop up social media news regarding to Klay dissapointment about the trade and not sure if it's for real that he's demanding now for a trade.

Let see if what will happen in the next remaining games, as playoffs is nearing and for sure teams will push their ways to keep winning and earn the spot for the next round.

Don't see any reputable media sources that Klay ask for trade, but the one we can see is his frustration about what's currently happening in their organization since its like he's been trapped and there's no chance for their team to recover after those huge mess done by their management.

His father think he's in hell in Mavs https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/klay-thompson-s-father-gives-brutally-honest-statement-on-dallas-mavericks-01jnppvr6z68

And rumors said Klay regret his decision for choosing Mavs. He can choose Lakers before but he believe on the promise stated by Mavs that they can win a championship but everything messed up due to injuries and bad trades they made. But I don't think he can also stay in Lakers since provably he also became a trade piece for Lakers so that they can get Luka in their roster in this trade.

No need to feel bad for him since he basically made his own bad. He thought he deserved more and a "legendary" contract with the Dubs. When he didn't get that, for obvious reasons (they dragged him along forever with all his injuries still getting paid like a top 10 player in the league) he behaved like a spoiled child and wanted to go somewhere else, even signing for less than he could have gotten with the Warriors.
Guess that's karma or whatever, not a fan of how he was behaving that summer he left.

Aside from the 63 of the total 113 points that Lebron and Luka had last night, throw another statistic on the list as well which is the assist. Out of the 25 assists that the Lakers had, 20 of them either came from Lebron ( or Luka (12). That's just how both of them are contributing with the team right now.

I hate to say this, but injuries will be a disaster for the Lakers. Well, just like other teams, having an all-star getting injured is a big problem for them, but I believe it will be bigger for the Lakers as they rely heavily on both Luka and Lebron in terms of offense, and playmaking. The good thing though is that, if one of them gets injured, the other one can just do it all like offense, playmaking, rebounding and a bit of defending as well. As for the championship contender, they might be, IF they're healthy. We know that defense wins games, and currently, they're the top in terms of defense and it's because they have lots of big bodies on the roster and good defenders as well like DFS, Vando, Rui, and even Luka as well is becoming a good defender.

Sometimes, it really needs one all-star to change it all, eh? As for the player, sometimes, it only needs one trade to unleash his true potential.

Anyone seen Lebron James confronts Stephen A during the Lakers Knicks game?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQVkpPNPWM

I saw someone lip reading it, but I forget about the link, but he was saying that Lebron somewhat goes after Stephen A because of what the latter says about Bronny James. And here is the response of Stephen A,

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w_X3fp7_JmI