The Dallas Mavericks traveled to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers on Tuesday night. That meant a matchup against Luka Doncic for the first time since the shocking trade that sent him to LA in a game that was sure to have high tension and emotions.

When asked, Doncic and everyone else will play down the entire idea of revenge, but there is no doubt. Everyone knows what is going on. Doncic thought he would spend his entire career in Dallas and, on Feb. 2, unceremoniously had that rug (and tens of millions of dollars) pulled out from under him with a stunning trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.