Lakers star Luka Dončić dropped 43 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in a season-opening loss. Late in the game, he felt a tweak in his groin.

Luka Dončić posted a monster line in the Lakers' opener with LeBron James on the bench. But it wasn't enough to beat the Warriors.

Luka Dončić stuffed the stat sheet to the tune of 43 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, two steals and a block on Tuesday, and his Lakers still lost to the Warriors, 119-109, on opening night as Dončić finished as a minus-eight for the game.

The Lakers dug themselves a third quarter hold they could not climb out of against the Warriors to open the season.

The Warriors beat the Lakers 119-109 on opening night as Golden State overcame a heroic performance by Luka Dončić in Los Angeles. Stephen Curry put the game away with a spectacularly deep three-pointer in the final minute of the game as the Warriors got off to a 1-0 start on the season.

While LeBron James is out, it has become painfully clear that Luka Doncic is going to have to play out of this world for the Lakers to have a chance.

Jimmy Butler scored 31 points, Stephen Curry added 23 and the Golden State Warriors overcame Luka Doncic’s 43-point performance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-109 on Tuesday night in both teams' season opener.

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