NBA

Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers

· National Basketball Association
15-25, 4-14 Away

vs

24-14, 11-7 Home
Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 70.8%
Mavericks: 29.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
116.8 Points Against 116.4
4-6 Last Ten Games 5-5
113.0 Points Per Game 116.5
47 Field Goal % 50
34 Three Point % 34
44.5 Rebounds Per Game 41.5
25.2 Assists Per Game 25.1
5.8 Blocks Per Game 3.9
7.6 Steals Per Game 8.1
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
15.5 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.3
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaxson Hayes, C Day-To-Day Jan 14
Adou Thiero, F Out Dec 31
Austin Reaves, G Out Dec 26
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Max Christie, G Out Jan 14
Anthony Davis, F Out Jan 13
Dereck Lively II, C Out Dec 21
Kyrie Irving, G Out Dec 13
Dante Exum, G Out Nov 20

Mavericks Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs HOU W 110-104
@ SAC W 100-98
@ UTAH L 116-114
@ CHI L 125-107
vs BKN W 113-105

Lakers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ NO W 111-103
@ SA L 107-91
vs MIL L 105-101
@ SAC L 124-112
vs ATL W 141-116

Game Information

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2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 27 13 .675 - L2
Houston 23 14 .622 2.5 W1
Memphis 17 22 .436 9.5 W1
Dallas 15 25 .375 12 W1
New Orleans 9 33 .214 19 L2

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 24 14 .632 - W1
Phoenix 24 16 .600 1 L1
Golden State 22 19 .537 3.5 W1
LA Clippers 16 23 .410 8.5 W3
Sacramento 10 30 .250 15 W2
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