Without James, Los Angeles relied heavily on star guard Luka Doncic in its 126-106 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Turning in 45 points, Doncic did all he could for his new team, but it was not enough.

Luka Doncic sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' 131-126 loss at Denver on Friday night, cheering on his scrappy, short-handed teammates who nearly pulled off a shocker without four starters. Doncic joined LeBron James on the Lakers' lengthy list of unavailable players after scoring 45 points a night earlier in a loss at Milwaukee.