How Lakers’ Austin Reaves destroyed Mavericks’ Luka Doncic plan

The Los Angeles Lakers held off the Dallas Mavericks ' comeback attempt on Friday night in LA, earning a 129-119 win. One of the primary storylines heading into the game was Anthony Davis' return from injury , as it was his first contest in Los Angeles since last year's trade. Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves quickly stole the headlines, however.

The Mavs were clearly focused on containing Doncic. Jason Kidd wanted to keep him in check. Perhaps Dallas felt they could win by limiting Luka. The Mavericks consistently doubled Doncic throughout the game, and it worked for the first few minutes of the contest.

In Luka Doncic fashion , though, he ultimately broke through and had a big game. The Mavericks were forcing someone else to beat them at first, though, and Reaves accepted th