Mavericks guard and former Doncic teammate Kyrie Irving is in the house at Crypto.com Arena for the pivotal matchup between the Lakers and the T-Wolves, sitting courtside as his former backcourt mate tries to stave off elimination.

The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the Playoffs in the first round on Wednesday night, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. That means Luka Doncic gets eliminated in the first round after making the NBA Finals last season with the Dallas Mavericks,

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic has been productive offensively in his first postseason since being traded by the Dallas Mavericks. The 26-year-old guard entered Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves averaging 30.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists through four games.