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Los Angeles Lakers
8-2 · 3-1 on the road
Sun 2/28
12:30 PM PT
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5-4 · 3-2 at home
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LakersOffense
MavericksDefense

The Lakers rank 5th in the NBA in three-point % (37.9%), and the Mavericks have the best three-point % allowed (30.9%). Strength against strength: something has to give.

League average is 34.9%, so the Lakers are 3.0 points above it. Luka Doncic leads them with 40.1 points a game on 67.9% true shooting.

2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Luka DoncicTop scorer · LAL
Cooper FlaggTop scorer · DAL
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2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Lakers8-2
Mavericks5-4
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2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
MavericksOffense
LakersDefense
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Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (LAL 10 games, DAL 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

LALDAL
Scoring
122.01st · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
112.116th · Average
114.318th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
110.910th · Above avg
+7.77th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+1.217th · Average
Efficiency
120.41st · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
111.117th · Average
110.816th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
109.310th · Above avg
+9.54th · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+1.816th · Average
102.215th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
101.221st
Shooting
59.2%1st · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
53.1%19th · Average
63.6%1st · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
56.7%19th · Average
14.210th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
12.022nd · Below avg
37.9%5th · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
33.2%22nd · Below avg
0.371st · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2625th · Below avg
Defense
54.4%19th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.5%11th · Average
10.74th · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.911th · Average
6.54th · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.05th · Top 5
Possessions
16.1%25th · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.8%14th · Average
28.0%15th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
29.5%10th · Above avg
39.929th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
44.712th · Average
24.027th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.919th · Average

Recent form

Los Angeles Lakers
LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +7.7). Streak W4.

Dallas Mavericks
WWLLW

Last 5: average margin +5.0 (season +1.2). Streak W1.

Key players

Los Angeles Lakers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Luka DoncicF-G 40.17.87.767.9
Austin ReavesG 23.53.24.764.9
Walker KesslerC 14.610.41.270.6
Ziaire WilliamsG-F 10.33.01.971.4
Dallas Mavericks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Cooper FlaggF 23.96.86.457.0
Kyrie IrvingG 21.43.74.457.6
P.J. WashingtonF 15.87.81.355.3
Naji MarshallF 12.53.05.352.5

Injury report

Los Angeles Lakers

Nobody listed.

Dallas Mavericks
Dereck Lively II C · back ~11/12 Out
Sergio De Larrea G · back ~11/12 Out
Tarik Biberovic F · back ~11/12 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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