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An average of 2.26 million viewers watched the Lakers' 112-97 victory versus the Mavs, which marks ESPN's largest non-Christmas audience of the season, per the longtime sports programming network's p...
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“So many emotions. I can’t even explain it,” Dončić told ESPN’s Lisa Salters after dropping 45 in his first return to Dallas as a Los Angeles Laker.
From The New York Times
"Of course, there's going to be a lot of emotion for me," said Doncic, who is averaging 27.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.6 points a game for the Lakers.
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