Doncic scores 31 points on his 26th birthday, James scores 28 and the short-handed Lakers get gritty contributions from many to win for the 17th time in 21 games, 106-102. Ivica Zubac has 27

LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Not only was it Doncic's seventh game in a Lakers uniform, but it was also his 26th birthday. If you were to ask the Dallas Mavericks they might tell you anonymously that 26 is when most athletes start to decline,