Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their opinions and thoughts about Luka Doncic, Bill Plaschke, the Dodgers and the college transfer portal.

Luka Doncic’s best games are half virtuoso musical performance and half vicious shark attack. The Slovenian guard knows every trick in the book, gets increasingly bloodthirsty once he has seized the advantage and has an insatiable appetite for eviscerating opponents and demoralizing road crowds.

The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, with the Lakers coming away with a 112-97 win. It was one of the most heavily anticipated regular season games in recent NBA memory as Luka Doncic returned to the American Airlines Center.