The Dallas Mavericks (17-16, 12-5 Home) play host to the Los Angeles Lakers (13-19, 5-11 Away), who will be looking to snap their losing run, on Sunday. Los Angeles dropped their last game against the Charlotte Hornets 134-130 at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, their third loss in a row.
With 34 points and eight assists, LeBron James had a standout performance in defeat. The Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference. Dallas got the win on Friday at Toyota Center, beating the Houston Rockets 112-106. Luka Doncic had 50 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds, leading the team.
The Mavericks are eighth in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Dallas won two out of three games between the teams last season, including a 128-110 triumph in their last meeting at American Airlines Center on March 29.
Doncic led the Mavericks with a triple double, recording 34 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. Malik Monk had 28 points in the loss.James and Anthony Davis, averaging 27.4 and 27.4 points per game, respectively, have led the Lakers in scoring this season.
Davis also has grabbed 12.1 rebounds per game, third-most in the league. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook is dishing 7.6 assists per game.Doncic has powered the Mavs’ offense, averaging 32.8 points per game.
He is the No. 1 scorer in the league. Doncic has also tallied 8.7 assists, fourth-most in the NBA, and 8.3 rebounds per game. The teams have split their last 10 games at American Airlines Center (5-5).
In the last 10 games, Los Angeles is 3-7 with an average margin of -5.9 (117.8-123.7). Dallas has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 111.5 points per game on average while scoring only 109.8 (-1.7 margin).
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Thomas Bryant: 26.2 | 16.8 | +9.4
Anthony Davis: 16.0 | 42.1 | -26.1
Points per game:
Austin Reaves: 16.0 | 11.1 | +4.9
Anthony Davis: 10.0 | 27.4 | -17.4
Rebounds per game:
Russell Westbrook: 8.3 | 6.1 | +2.2
Anthony Davis: 4.0 | 12.1 | -8.1
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 3.8 | 5.1 | -1.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavericks -7.5 (-110)
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