Luka Doncic's eyes welled up with tears during a pregame tribute in Dallas, and then he proceeded to dominate the Mavericks with a season-high-tying 45 points in an emotional 112-97 victory.

Luka Doncic’s best games are half virtuoso musical performance and half vicious shark attack. The Slovenian guard knows every trick in the book, gets increasingly bloodthirsty once he has seized the advantage and has an insatiable appetite for eviscerating opponents and demoralizing road crowds.

The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Los Angeles Lakers on an emotional night, as Luka Doncic returned to the American Airlines Center for the first time since February's trade. Doncic was very emotional before the game,