Lakers big star LeBron James played just over 34 minutes and had 13 points. More noteworthy was that the 35-year-old had 13 assists in the match. Thus, the big star has passed 9000 assists in the NBA. With that, he is now in place nine throughout history.

New milestone

James has the best assists per match in the league, with 10.8 assists per match. So that James would pass 9000 assists soon was not surprising.

The new milestone came when James passed the ball to Anthony Davis, who thumped in 16-13 in the first period.

John Stockton has 15 806 assists with the most assists of all history.

Double case for Dallas

If LeBron James is the current big star in the NBA, then the Dallas Mavericks already have the upcoming big star. For Slovenian point guard Luka Doncic was named last year's newcomer to the league and has continued to develop after that. This year he is top three in league average with his 29.1 points per game.

However, the night's match became a double case for Dallas, who not only lost the match, but also lost Doncic indefinitely.

In a situation where Doncic was shooting, he was fouled by physical monster Dwight Howard and fell hard on the slopes. Doncic was left with back pain. But come back in games. Docic commented on the case to ESPN after the game.

"I fell backwards and hit my head and elbow, but I'm ok," said Doncic.