With the victory, Los Angeles has now won six straight. After a middling start to the season — JJ Redick’s club was 12-11 on Dec. 6 — the Lakers have settled into a groove and are now 32-19, which puts them in third place in the crowded Western Conference.

Ahead of Luka Doncic's debut, the Lakers are giving away a shirt bearing the star's iconic number 77 to every fan inside Crypto.com Arena. The arena seats around 20,000. The giveaway is a good gesture from the Lakers organization after the blockbuster trade. It also lessens the sting of the cost of admission to tonight's contest against the Jazz.