The last game of the NBA's Monday slate featured a highly anticipated matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets.
These two sides represent two of the top teams in the Western Conference right now. Entering the game, the Rockets had a 49-26 record for the No. 2 seed in the West, while the Lakers were at 45-29 for fourth.
All eyes were on this one, and Luka Doncic wasted no time making his mark on the game. At one point in the second quarter, the Lakers guard busted out a nasty crossover that had Rockets star Alperen Sengun touching the earth.
LUKA MY GOODNESS
Handles + Dime pic.twitter.com/MlJQCQvW1M
— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2025
As of writing, the above post from the NBA has already amassed over 120,000 views in less than 30 minutes. The eye-catching video was also posted by every other major NBA outlet on social media, which had Doncic trending hard on Monday night.
The crossover and dime combination was so good that the NBA had to post another video showing a different angle of the play.
https://t.co/EkFwdizYl1pic.twitter.com/LlvGLhBwWv
— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2025
Unfortunately for Sengun, it was he who ended up on the wrong end of another Doncic highlight. The Rockets All-Star was so thrown off by Doncic's crossover that Sengun had to use both hands to avoid falling to the floor.
This game has the makings of another regular-season classic. The two teams entered halftime all tied up at 48-48.
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This story was originally published March 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM.