4x NBA All-Star Reacts to Luka Doncic's Performance in Lakers-Mavericks

Former NBA star DeMarcus Cousins got honest about Luka Doncic's performance against his former team

Feb 25, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts against the Dallas Mavericks during the first quarter at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

After a few games where fans started to doubt Luka Doncic's impact on the Los Angeles Lakers, the superstar guard has come to life in the past two games. Doncic led the Lakers to a big win over the Denver Nuggets with 32 points, but everything amounted to Tuesday night's matchup against the Dallas Mavericks.

Doncic facing his former team was one of the most highly-anticipated regular season matchups in a while, and the newest Lakers star did not disappoint. Doncic dropped 19 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals, an incredible triple-double in a convincing win, but some were still expecting more.

Former New Orleans Pelicans star and four-time NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins reacted to Doncic's performance against Dallas, wanting more out of the superstar guard.

"I give him an A for effort," Cousins said. "It wasn't his greatest showing, but he still put together a really good game. Came out, won the game, that's the most important thing. Still a statement game to come in against your former team and drop a triple-double in a win. That's always a huge statement... Obviously we would've loved to see Luka drop 60."

"Winning the game is the most important thing...I give him an A for effort. Obviously we would've loved to see Luka drop 60 and really have something to talk about."@BoogieCousins says Luka Doncic made a statement vs. the Mavs last night 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/SLLmHIBJdj

— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) February 26, 2025

Of course, everyone wanted to see Doncic completely destroy the franchise that shockingly traded him away, but a strong triple-double still showed the Mavericks what they were missing. A 60-point explosion would have been fun, but Doncic picked apart the defense that Dallas was throwing at him the entire game, leading to a huge Lakers win.

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