Over the past few seasons, the Denver Nuggets facing off against the Los Angeles Lakers has become one of the premiere matchups of the NBA Somehow, it remains one of the NBA's most anticipated matchups,

The Slovenian superstar played in both of the Lakers’ final two games before the All-Star break, but he logged only 47 total minutes while the Lakers eased him back into competition. Doncic then got several days of recovery while the rest of the NBA’s top players convened in San Francisco for the All-Star Game.