When the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers just over a week ago, the move sent shock waves through the world of sports. Rival teams wondered whether the Lakers had just been gifted a new chapter of dominance—and what in the world the Mavericks were thinking.

Luka Doncic played his first game since he was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers and the results were fantastic.

Every seat in Crypto.com Arena was draped in a shirt of Lakers gold with a bold purple “77″ on the chest. The buzz outside and inside the arena was palpable ahead of Monday night’s game, as if an electric current of Luka Dončić anticipation was running through every person,