Luka Dončić (30 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists) and LeBron James (22 points, six assists) did their thing as usual. But fans and pundits alike lamented L.A.'s second-half struggles, among other disappointments:

The younger generation of stars, such as Victor Wembanyama, are on the list, but the older generation is still selling more gear

The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks meet Sunday at 7 p.m. inside Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

The Lakers are used to putting on a show when they’re at Madison Square Garden. But for most of Sunday night, they watched a show they probably wouldn’t want reruns of: the Knicks beating them up on the offensive glass and creating a barrage of open 3-pointers.