Luka Doncic has been with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2 1/2 months now, and he's feeling fairly comfortable in his new home. “I like big games,” Doncic said Thursday with his typical understatement. Doncic is one of the top playoff performers of his generation,

The Lakers were 15-8 when James and Doncic played. A five-time All-Star, Doncic averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.4 blocks with the Lakers. He finished the regular season strong, putting up 45 points against the Mavericks and 39 points against the Houston Rockets .

The Los Angeles Lakers secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, earning them a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the postseason. And superstar Luka Dončić believes the team has the goods to make a title run: The Dončić addition has certainly helped.

The Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, the No. 10 seeds in both the Eastern and Western Conferences respectively, were victorious in their first NBA play-in game on Wednesday, advancing them to a final win-or-go-home game for a playoff berth.