Then, as the team huddled before the game, microphones caught James giving Doncic a message. "Luka, be your f---king ... inspiring them to draw elaborate schemes on walls like Russell Crowe's ...

Doncic finished with 16 points (6-13 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 1-5 FT), four rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal over 23 minutes during Wednesday's 131-119 loss to the Jazz. The 25-year-old has played his first two games with the Lakers under a minutes restriction as he works his way back from a calf injury that had kept him sidelined since Christmas.