Despite a frantic finish, the Lakers fell to the Warriors on Tuesday, 119-109. After trailing by 16 in the fourth quarter, the Lakers trimmed the lead down to six but never got any closer.

Luka Dončić dominated throughout, scoring 43 points on 17-27 shooting with 12 rebounds and nine assists. Austin Reaves ended with 26 points and nine assists, but most of his scoring came with the Lakers down big in the fourth.

Rui Hachimura pitched in with nine points. Marcus Smart had nine points off the bench. Deandre Ayton notched 10 points with six rebounds and a block in 33 minutes.

As a team, the Lakers shot 17-28 from the free throw line, 8-31 from the 3-point line and turned the ball over 19 times.

Both teams got off to a nice start. Luka and Reaves combined for seven of the first 11 points f

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