Colin Cowherd broke down the Batman-Robin angle that has been given to Luka Doncic and LeBron James after the win over the Utah Jazz.

ESPN spoke to more than 10 people inside and outside the Lakers organization, and Ayton's learning curve and his relationship with the Lakers' veteran star is just one of the ripple effects those sources will be watching as James returns to form.

The win streak is up to 11. Elite defense and an offense with an MVP-level leader in Cade Cunningham and the best offensive rebounder in the league in Jalen Duren, who is blowing up in front of our eyes. Duren is averaging 25 points on 75% shooting and 12.8 boards over his last five games.

On Oct. 27, Shea Serrano delivered unto the hoops faithful another must-read New York Times bestselling hoops book, Expensive Basketball. It takes stock of the

Shocking NBA stat highlights Los Angeles Lakers' Deandre Ayton outpacing Anthony Davis in minutes since Luka Doncic trade.

Deandre Ayton and the Los Angeles Lakers won 140-126 Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz at the Crypto.com Arena. Ayton supplied his sixth game of 20 points and 10 rebounds this season and his third straight of such numbers. However, it was Luka Doncic who was the star of the show, adding 37 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists.