The Los Angeles Lakers (28-32, 13-18 Away) are on the road to face the Dallas Mavericks (32-29, 20-10 Home) Sunday at American Airlines Center. Los Angeles defeated the Golden State Warriors 124-111 at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. With 25 points, Malik Beasley was the top scorer. Austin Reaves was another standout performer with 17 points. The Lakers are the 13th seed in the Western Conference.
Dallas won in dominating fashion on Thursday at American Airlines Center, beating the San Antonio Spurs 142-116. Luka Doncic had 28 points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds, carrying the team. The Mavericks are the sixth seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season.
Dallas will be pursuing a season sweep against Los Angeles after taking both of their previous meetings, the most recent of which was a 119-115 double overtime victory at Crypto.com Arena on January 12, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Doncic led the Mavericks with a triple double, recording 35 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists.
Russell Westbrook had 28 points in defeat. The Lakers have been led this season by LeBron James, who is averaging 29.6 points per game, seventh-highest in the league. James also has grabbed 8.4 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, Westbrook is dishing 7.5 assists. Doncic (33.2 ppg) has been the primary provider for the Mavs on offense. He is the top scorer in the league.
Doncic has also stuffed the stat sheet with 8.2 assists, fifth-most in the NBA, and 8.8 rebounds per game. The teams have split their last 10 matchups at American Airlines Center (5-5).
Los Angeles is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -0.2 (117.5-117.7). Dallas has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 119.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 115.0 (+4.1 margin).
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
LeBron James: 31.5 | 45.1 | -13.6
Points per game:
LeBron James: 17.0 | 29.6 | -12.6
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Josh Green: 18.6 | 13.5 | +5.1
Points per game:
Josh Green: 12.6 | 9.3 | +3.3
Rebounds per game:
Christian Wood: 4.4 | 8.0 | -3.6
Assists per game:
Kyrie Irving: 7.3 | 5.3 | +1.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavs (-175)
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