Through 3 Quarters
Down 15 at the end of last quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers have now snagged the lead. After three quarters neither squad has the contest in the bag, but the Lakers lead 87-85 over the Dallas Mavericks.
Los Angeles has enjoyed the tag-team combination of small forward LeBron James and power forward Carmelo Anthony. The former has 20 points along with eight boards, while the latter has 15 points. One thing to keep an eye out for is Austin Reaves’ foul situation as he currently sits at four.
Point guard Luka Doncic (18 points) has been the top scorer for Dallas.
Dallas hasn’t lost 84% of the games in which they were down heading into the final period this year, so a win here would be refreshing.
Who’s Playing
Dallas @ Los Angeles
Current Records: Dallas 36-25; Los Angeles 27-33
What to Know
The Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers are even-steven against one another since November of 2015 (11-11), but not for long. Dallas’ road trip will continue as they head to Crypto.com Arena at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday to face off against the Lakers. The Mavericks will be strutting in after a victory while Los Angeles will be stumbling in from a defeat.
Dallas didn’t have too much breathing room in their contest with the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, but they still walked away with a 107-101 win. The win came about thanks to a strong surge after the third quarter to overcome an 88-74 deficit. Point guard Luka Doncic and point guard Spencer Dinwiddie were among the main playmakers for Dallas as the former dropped a double-double on 34 points and 11 rebounds and the latter had 24 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles has to be hurting after a devastating 123-95 loss at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. The Lakers were down 95-65 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. Point guard Russell Westbrook wasn’t much of a difference maker for Los Angeles; Westbrook finished with 16 points on 5-for-15 shooting and turned the ball over seven times in his 27 minutes on the court.
The Mavericks are the favorite in this one, with an expected 5-point margin of victory. They are currently four-for-four against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.
Dallas is now 36-25 while Los Angeles sits at 27-33. Dallas is 19-16 after wins this season, and Los Angeles is 17-15 after losses.
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET
- Where: Crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles, California
- TV: TNT
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $10.00
Odds
The Mavericks are a 5-point favorite against the Lakers, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Mavericks as a 4.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -111
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Series History
Los Angeles and Dallas both have 11 wins in their last 22 games.
- Dec 15, 2021 – Los Angeles 107 vs. Dallas 104
- Apr 24, 2021 – Dallas 108 vs. Los Angeles 93
- Apr 22, 2021 – Dallas 115 vs. Los Angeles 110
- Dec 25, 2020 – Los Angeles 138 vs. Dallas 115
- Jan 10, 2020 – Los Angeles 129 vs. Dallas 114
- Dec 29, 2019 – Los Angeles 108 vs. Dallas 95
- Dec 01, 2019 – Dallas 114 vs. Los Angeles 100
- Nov 01, 2019 – Los Angeles 119 vs. Dallas 110
- Jan 07, 2019 – Los Angeles 107 vs. Dallas 97
- Nov 30, 2018 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Dallas 103
- Oct 31, 2018 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Dallas 113
- Mar 28, 2018 – Los Angeles 103 vs. Dallas 93
- Feb 23, 2018 – Los Angeles 124 vs. Dallas 102
- Feb 10, 2018 – Dallas 130 vs. Los Angeles 123
- Jan 13, 2018 – Los Angeles 107 vs. Dallas 101
- Mar 07, 2017 – Dallas 122 vs. Los Angeles 111
- Jan 22, 2017 – Dallas 122 vs. Los Angeles 73
- Dec 29, 2016 – Dallas 101 vs. Los Angeles 89
- Nov 08, 2016 – Dallas 109 vs. Los Angeles 97
- Jan 26, 2016 – Dallas 92 vs. Los Angeles 90
- Nov 13, 2015 – Dallas 90 vs. Los Angeles 82
- Nov 01, 2015 – Dallas 103 vs. Los Angeles 93
Injury Report for Los Angeles
- LeBron James: Game-Time Decision (Knee)
- Austin Reaves: Game-Time Decision (Ankle)
- D.J. Augustin: Out (Not Injury Related)
- Avery Bradley: Out (Knee)
- Wenyen Gabriel: Out (Not Injury Related)
- Kendrick Nunn: Out (Knee)
- Anthony Davis: Out (Foot)
Injury Report for Dallas
- Trey Burke: Out (Shoulder)
- Theo Pinson: Out (Finger)
- Marquese Chriss: Out (Knee)
- Frank Ntilikina: Out (Ankle)
- Tim Hardaway Jr.: Out (Foot)
