The Los Angeles Lakers will battle the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday in the Lakers' first game after acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Anthony Davis. Doncic (calf) won't make his debut in this one,

The basketball world is still shocked, reverberating from the Luka Doncic trade that sapped the Lakers roster of depth and role players. That is obviously correlated to the spread you’ll see Tuesday,

As we continue to wrap our heads around what has already been a wild trade deadline week, we will be breaking down two contests across the association this evening. Miami will be on the road in Chicago for a matchup against the Bulls at 8:00 p.

After four games on the road, the Clippers are heading back home. They will welcome the Los Angeles Lakers at 10:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Intuit Dome. The Clippers' defense has only allowed 107.2 points per game this season, so the Lakers' offense will have their work cut out for them.

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The two biggest figures of one of the most shocking trades in NBA history were introduced with their new teams for the first time Tuesday.

The Lakers might have improved offensively, but they lost two key defenders in the stunning deal and are lacking big men with the trade deadline on Thursday.

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