Who’s playing
Los Angeles Lakers @Dallas Mavericks
Current records: Los Angeles 20-15, Dallas 20-16
How to watch
What you need to know
The Mavericks will be in front of their home fans on Tuesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. After playing yesterday, they will return immediately and host the Los Angeles Lakers at 7:30 p.m. ET at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks enter the game limping after a five-game losing streak.
On Monday, the Mavericks lost to the Grizzlies on the road by a decisive margin of 119-104. Dallas led 38-26 in the second half, but could not maintain the lead.
Meanwhile, the Lakers were within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap on Sunday as they lost 119-115 to the Rockets.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Anthony Davis, who had a double-double with 30 points and 13 rebounds. He’s been hot recently, recording 13 or more rebounds the last four times he’s played. The team also received help from LeBron James, who shot 4 of 7 from deep and nearly dropped a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
Dallas’ loss dropped its record to 20-16. As for Los Angeles, their loss ended a three-game away winning streak and dropped them to 20-15.
The Mavericks found themselves well behind the Lakers in their previous matchup in January 2024, losing 127-110. A big factor in the loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who nearly had a triple-double with 28 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Back with a vengeance, will the Mavericks be able to stop him this time? There’s only one way to find out.
Odds
Los Angeles is a solid 6.5 point favorite against Dallas, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The line on this game has moved a lot since it opened, since it started with the Lakers as 3.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 219.5 points.
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History of the series
Dallas has won 7 of its last 10 games against Los Angeles.
- January 17, 2024 – Los Angeles 127 against. Dallas 110
- December 12, 2023 – Dallas 127 vs. Los Angeles 125
- November 22, 2023 – Dallas 104 vs. LA 101
- March 17, 2023 – Dallas 111 vs. Los Angeles 110
- February 26, 2023 – Los Angeles 111 vs. Dallas 108
- January 12, 2023 – Dallas 119 vs. Los Angeles 115
- December 25, 2022 – Dallas 124 vs. Los Angeles 115
- March 29, 2022 – Dallas 128 vs. Los Angeles 110
- March 01, 2022 – Dallas 109 vs. Los Angeles 104
- December 15, 2021 – Los Angeles 107 vs. Dallas 104
