NBA

Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers

· National Basketball Association
19-26, 5-14 Away

vs

26-17, 12-8 Home
Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 64.6%
Mavericks: 35.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W4 Streak L1
116.6 Points Against 116.3
7-3 Last Ten Games 4-6
114.4 Points Per Game 116.0
47 Field Goal % 50
34 Three Point % 35
44.9 Rebounds Per Game 41.2
25.5 Assists Per Game 24.9
5.7 Blocks Per Game 4.0
7.7 Steals Per Game 8.1
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
15.3 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.0
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Austin Reaves, G Out Jan 23
Adou Thiero, F Out Dec 31
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Moussa Cisse, C Day-To-Day Jan 24
Daniel Gafford, F Out Jan 23
Anthony Davis, F Out Jan 13
Dereck Lively II, C Out Dec 21
Kyrie Irving, G Out Dec 13

Mavericks Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs DEN L 118-109
vs UTAH W 144-122
vs UTAH W 138-120
@ NY W 114-97
vs GS W 123-115

Lakers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs CHA L 135-117
@ POR L 132-116
vs TOR W 110-93
@ DEN W 115-107
@ LAC L 112-104

Game Information

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2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 31 14 .689 - W1
Houston 27 16 .628 3 W1
Dallas 19 26 .422 12 W4
Memphis 18 25 .419 12 L2
New Orleans 11 36 .234 21 W1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers - 17 L1 0.60465115 26
Phoenix - 18 L1 0.6 27
Golden State 2.5 21 L2 0.54347825 25
LA Clippers 6.5 24 W1 0.45454547 20
Sacramento 15.5 34 L4 0.26086956 12
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