On Wednesday night, the vaunted LeBron-Luka pairing bowed out in the first round in just five games to the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. If you were underwhelmed by the Luka-LeBron Lakers, you’re not alone. Opponents felt the same way.
To drive home this point, here’s a startling fact: On the season — regular season and postseason combined — the Lakers were outscored with LeBron James and Luka Donu010diu0107 on the floor. In the regular season, the Lakers were plus-24 with those two stars on the floor, scoring 1,399 points to the opponents’ 1,375. In the Minnesota series, they were minus-29.