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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 115 |
 Lakers | 33 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 138 |
DALTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 41-8349.4% | 13-3240.6% | 20-2676.9% | 27 | 20 | 9 |
| LAL | 51-9156.0% | 19-3948.7% | 17-2470.8% | 53 | 33 | 16 |
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Los Angeles Lakers138| 31 | 22 | 8-18 | 3-8 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +16 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 30 | 28 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 0 | +16 | +10.8 | |||||||
| 25 | 18 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | −0.9 | |||||
| 20 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.4 | |||||
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| 28 | 22 | 10-13 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 | +15 | +6.7 | |||||||
| 22 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +3.5 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.2 | ||||
| 15 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +7.6 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.9 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.9 | ||
| Team | 138 | 51-9156.0% | 19-3948.7% | 53 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 17-2470.8% | 17 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 60 points on 23 for 38 shooting
Dallas Mavericks115| 34 | 27 | 9-19 | 2-5 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +4.3 | |||||
| 29 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −2.7 | |||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.1 | |||||
| 27 | 17 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −10 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +4.0 | ||||||
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| 24 | 17 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +2.3 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | +2.4 | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.2 | |||||
| 12 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +3.6 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.5 | ||
| Team | 115 | 41-8349.4% | 13-3240.6% | 27 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 20-2676.9% | 3 | 13 | 3 | |||
Bench 40 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Lakers138Mavericks115ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Anthony Davis scored 28 points, and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-115 on Christmas at STAPLES Center.
The Lakers led by as many as 27, pulling away with a 32-14 run in the fourth quarter.
Montrezl Harrell scored 22 points (14 in the paint) on 10 for 13 shooting off the bench. LeBron James added 22 points and 10 assists, and Dennis Schröder had 18 points (10 in the paint) and 6 assists. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers. Davis and Schröder set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had 27 points and 7 assists, and Josh Richardson added 17 points.
The Lakers grabbed 17 offensive rebounds to the Mavericks’ 3 and outscored them 60-40 off the bench.
Los Angeles LakersDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
121 points from the field on 90 shots: 25.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-22 | 95.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-14 | 35.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-16 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-7 | 85.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-32 | 40.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Powell | 34 | 15 | 6-9 | +3 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Maxi Kleber | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 24 | 9 | 4-8 | 0 |
| James Johnson | 13 | 3 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Josh Richardson | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 20 | 7 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Maxi Kleber | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 13 | 6-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
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Highest Leverage Moments
Caruso 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 7 AST)
Q2 7:47
9.2%
64→73
Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 1 AST)
Q2 7:16
9.2%
64→73
Burke 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q2 2:24
9.2%
73→64
James 3' Running Dunk (12 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
Q2 1:45
9.0%
68→77
Kuzma 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
Q2 0:00
7.5%
77→85
