The Utah Jazz lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night's nationally televised matchup. Lost isn't the right word in this circumstance, however. To phrase it properly, the Lakers beckoned the Jazz into Los Angeles for a nationally televised slaughter.

Luka Doncic made his Laker debut Monday night against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena while LeBron James returned to action after a one-game absence.

Every seat in Crypto.com Arena was draped in a shirt of Lakers gold with a bold purple “77″ on the chest. The buzz outside and inside the arena was palpable ahead of Monday night’s game, as if an electric current of Luka Dončić anticipation was running through every person,