by who plays
Current records: Los Angeles 13-19; Dallas 17-16
What you should know
This Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers hope to patch the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 117.81 points per contest. She and the Dallas Mavericks will compete for holiday spirit at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday at the American Airlines Center. Dallas will stumble in after a win while the Lakers will stumble in after a loss.
It looks like Los Angeles must have gotten on Santa’s naughty list as the side didn’t pull off the win they expected last Friday. They fell to the Charlotte Hornets with a 134-130 heartbreaker. The loss was just another heartbreak for Los Angeles, who fell 117-114 when the teams met earlier in January. Small forward LeBron James performed well for the losing side as he had 34 points and eight assists. LBJ’s afternoon made it six straight games in which he scored at least 30 points.
While not a dominant performance, Dallas defeated the Houston Rockets 112-106 last Friday. Point guard Luka Doncic took over for Dallas, finishing with 50 points (a whopping 45% of her total) and ten assists and eight boards.
The Lakers are expected to lose this next one by 8. They have failed bets playing the spread in their last four games, so buyers should beware.
Los Angeles’ loss put them at 13-19, while Dallas’ win put them at 17-16. Doncic will be someone to watch after shooting 6-for-12 from downtown last Friday and nearly finishing with a triple-double with 50 points, ten dimes and eight rebounds. Let’s see if he can build on that strong display or if the Los Angeles defense can corner him.
how to see
- When: Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET
- From where: American Airlines Center – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ABC
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Consequences: CBS Sports App
- Ticket cost: $226.00
opportunities
The Mavericks are a huge 8-point favorite against the Lakers, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this game as the game opened with the Mavericks a 7.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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series history
Dallas have won 13 of their last 24 games against Los Angeles.
- 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
- April 24, 2021 – Dallas 108 vs. Los Angeles 93
- April 22, 2021 – Dallas 115 vs. Los Angeles 110
- December 25, 2020 – Los Angeles 138 vs. Dallas 115
- January 10, 2020 – Los Angeles 129 vs. Dallas 114
- December 29, 2019 – Los Angeles 108 vs. Dallas 95
- 12/01/2019 – Dallas 114 vs. Los Angeles 100
- 11/01/2019 – Los Angeles 119 vs. Dallas 110
- January 07, 2019 – Los Angeles 107 vs. Dallas 97
- November 30, 2018 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Dallas 103
- Oct 31, 2018 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Dallas 113
- March 28, 2018 – Los Angeles 103 vs. Dallas 93
- February 23, 2018 – Los Angeles 124 vs. Dallas 102
- February 10, 2018 – Dallas 130 vs. Los Angeles 123
- January 13, 2018 – Los Angeles 107 vs. Dallas 101
- March 7, 2017 – Dallas 122 vs. Los Angeles 111
- January 22, 2017 – Dallas 122 vs. Los Angeles 73
- December 29, 2016 – Dallas 101 vs. Los Angeles 89
- November 8, 2016 – Dallas 109 vs. Los Angeles 97
- January 26, 2016 – Dallas 92 vs. Los Angeles 90
- November 13, 2015 – Dallas 90 vs. Los Angeles 82
- November 1, 2015 – Dallas 103 vs. Los Angeles 93
