Ever since the Clippers moved to Los Angeles from San Diego in 1984, there has been a bitter rivalry between the Clips and Lakers, an NBA team that has called L.A. home since 1960. Although the Lakers have historically been the better team,

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After a few games where fans started to doubt Luka Doncic's impact on the Los Angeles Lakers, the superstar guard has come to life in the past two games. Doncic led the Lakers to a big win over the Denver Nuggets with 32 points, but everything amounted to Tuesday night's matchup against the Dallas Mavericks.

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The trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Lakers was a repudiation of one of the best players in the world. What happens next could change NBA history -- for everyone.