Lakers-Suns Reaction: Luka Doncic, Marcus Smart Make Season Debuts As LA Loses Late

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 113-104 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. YouTube memberships are live! Join here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBcs-QN0f0DkeCU_pDHTYtA/join⁠ Join our new Buha's Block Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/xFaPWsQFYr Follow Jovan on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/⁠⁠ Follow Jovan on X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/jovanbuha⁠⁠ Follow Jovan on TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:54 Overarching thoughts: Luka looks like Luka in season debut 6:19 Notable performers 11:56 Takeaway No. 1: The offensive blueprint without LeBron 15:46 Takeaway No. 2: First impressions of Marcus Smart 18:41 Takeaway No. 3: LA cleans up transition defense but still struggles defensively 20:27 Stats of the night: Luka & AR combining for 50 points on 31 shots + Smart taking 0 shots 20:56 Q&A 1:08:03 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.