"The constants throughout have been Kyrie Irving (who missed Thursday's win, but is averaging 26.0 points since the break) and Max Christie, who came over in the Luka deal and has

Although Luka Doncic is listed as questionable on the injury report, he's expected to play in Wednesday's rematch against the Jazz. After suffering an ankle injury on Christmas Day, Luka Doncic hadn't entered an NBA game in six weeks before donning Lakers' purple and gold for the first time.

They gave up superstar center Anthony Davis, emerging 3-and-D guard Max Christie, little-used guard Jalen Hood-Schifino and a 2029 first-round draft pick to get Doncic, a 25-year-old generational superstar who is a global brand.