Lakers vs Mavericks

The Lakers ruled out LeBron James (ankle sprain) and Anthony Davis (midfoot sprain) for Tuesday's crucial matchup with the Mavericks.

The focus has to be a notch higher. The intensity is a notch higher. "The playoffs start for other teams when the actual regular season ends, but every game matters for us right now so there's a playoff-series element to these final games.

The Lakers and Mavericks square off Tuesday night in a pivotal game. We continue our NBA odds series with a prediction, odds and a pick.

Dallas has the huge advantage of defending their home court against a team that has been flat-out bad on the road this season. Lock in the Mavericks and don’t look back. Even against this strong Dallas defense, there’s a chance that the Lakers have another great offensive showing. James is questionable with an ankle injury, which could sink any hopes the Lakers have of covering. Dallas is making a push for the third seed, as they trail the Golden State Warriors by only a game and a half. The Mavericks aren’t in as dire a situation, but a win would still be huge for them.

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, and if you're wondering how you can watch the action live, you've come to the right place.

Dwight Howard (hip soreness) is probable. The two teams have split their two head-to-head matchups so far this season. Lakers: Kendrick Nunn (right knee bone bruise) is out.

NBA betting analyst Joe Dellera previews how to bet Tuesday's matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.

The bet is for Doncic to make over 3.5 3s in this game (+120). He should see the shots he wants and this game may stay close simply because of Dallas’ inability to dominate offensively this season. The Mavericks have been incredible this season, they are in fourth place in the Western Conference and have the ninth-best Adjusted Net Rating (+2.7) in the league. One player who is always worth monitoring is Luka Doncic, who should be able to take advantage of the Lakers defense. The Mavericks have slipped a bit defensively over the last two weeks though. He has also seen an uptick in his 3-point shooting. The Lakers have had a nightmare season. He’s hit this line in seven of his last 10 games, and even if this is a blowout he should be fine. While he thrives from midrange with 46% of his attempts coming from that area, he takes 34% of his shots on non-corner 3s. A major problem for this team has been health, but that still does not mask their other serious flaws. While James has played through injuries on a doubtful tag before it would not be a surprise to see him miss this game. They are allowing 118.7 points per 100 possessions on the defensive side of the ball, nearly 10 points more than their full-season mark. The Lakers are 22nd in Adjusted Net Rating (-2.9) and it’s through a well-rounded effort that they are ranked there with their 24th-ranked Adjusted Offensive Rating (110.0) and 20th-ranked Adjusted Defensive Rating ( 112.9).

The Los Angeles Lakers (31-43) play against the Dallas Mavericks (46-29) at American Airlines Center The Los Angeles Lakers are spending $5302854 per win ...

The Mavericks have signed veteran guard Brandon Knight to a second 10-day hardship contract, the team announced. Lakers down 43-25 to Mavs end of first. The Lakers defense was absolutely cooked by Luka Doncic in the 1st Q. Doncic poured in 17 pts and started spraying the ball out to open 3-point shooters when LAL started doubling. And the Lakers were only down 18. San Antonio moves ahead of them for the No. 10 spot in the Western Conference. – Frank Vogel said the Lakers never executed well enough defending the Luka Doncic PNR. Said it’s tough to prepare for, but they never showed enough toughness or execution as they tried different strategies. … They kicked our ass.” – Don’t look now…but the Spurs are now ahead of the Lakers for the final play-in spot in the West. San Antonio has seven games remaining in the regular season. After the Lakers’ 128-110 loss to the Dallas Mavericks tonight, they’ve fallen out of the play-in tournament. Knight played 3 games with the Mavs in December and avg 10 ppg – The Lakers have seven games left in the regular season against six opponents (they play DEN twice). Their record so far this season against those teams is a combined 4-10. Lakers coach Frank Vogel after Mavs’ blowout win: “This is one of the most prolific offenses in the league.

The injury came in Los Angeles' 116-108 defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. The 2021-22 season will likely be remembered as one of the most ...

After the four-time MVP missed a contest against the Philadelphia 76ers because of knee soreness, ESPN's Dave McMenamin noted he had been absent for the equivalent of nearly an entire season since signing with L.A. No amount of heroics from James can fully compensate for Los Angeles' glaring flaws, though. LeBron James Out for Lakers vs.

Luka Doncic was magnificent and the Dallas Mavericks were unconscious from the field as the Lakers were routed yet again.

Unfortunately, watching that game repeatedly is not an option, as the Lakers still have a few more left to play before their offseason starts. And that’s a particularly damning mindset to have when Tuesday’s loss officially knocked the Lakers out of the play-in game and into the 11th seed in the Western Conference. The winning team in that game shot 20% from the field. The Lakers CAN play with the level of effort necessary to avoid that level of beatdown and, admittedly, had me convinced they had turned some type of proverbial corner with their play last week. Malik Monk had 28 points, and Russell Westbrook had 25 on the night as the pair shot a combined 19-33 from the field. It was such a thorough beatdown that the Lakers fake comeback only trimmed the deficit to 18 points.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in danger of missing the NBA postseason, falling to 11th place in the Western Conference after a 128-110 loss to the Dallas ...

"Nothing, man. The Lakers have the same win-loss record as the No. 10-seeded San Antonio Spurs but are consigned to 11th as the Spurs have a better conference record. It was the second-most points conceded by the Lakers in a first half in franchise history, just one short of the record 83 scored by the Boston Celtics in 1959, according to ESPN Stats.