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Alright, sports fans, settle in! We're just a few weeks away from what promises to be an absolute barnburner on January 24th, 2026, as the Los Angeles Lakers make their way to Dallas to face off against the Dallas Mavericks.
Now, this isn't just any regular season matchup; this is a clash of titans, a narrative that writes itself! The Lakers, as always, are looking to cement their legacy, and this season has been a testament to their enduring star power and their relentless pursuit of greatness. They've navigated the ups and downs, showcasing flashes of brilliance that remind everyone why they're one of the most storied franchises in the league.
On the other side, the Mavericks, playing on their home court, will be eager to defend their turf. They've been building something special, blending youthful exuberance with seasoned veteran savvy. This game presents a fantastic opportunity for them to make a statement against a perennial contender.
With the betting lines still to be set, the anticipation is palpable. Will the Lakers' experience shine through on the road, or will the Mavericks' home-court advantage and their own brand of magic prove too much to handle? One thing's for sure: when these two teams step onto the hardwood, expect fireworks, incredible individual performances, and a battle that will have you on the edge of your seat. Don't miss it!
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Looking at the recent matchups, the Dallas (DAL) and Los Angeles (LAL) have split their last four meetings evenly, with each team winning two games. However, Dallas has shown a tendency to win at home, taking two of the last three games played in Dallas. In terms of scoring, the games have been relatively high-scoring, with an average of 224.5 points per game across these four contests. Dallas has averaged 107 points per game in these matchups, while Los Angeles has averaged 117.5 points per game. The point spreads in these games have varied, but Dallas has covered the spread in their home wins, and Los Angeles has covered in their home wins. Dallas is currently on a two-game winning streak, while Los Angeles is on a four-game winning streak, indicating both teams are playing well entering this matchup. Dallas's strong offensive and defensive numbers, coupled with their division lead, suggest they are a formidable opponent. However, Los Angeles's current winning streak and their ability to win on the road against Dallas in the past cannot be ignored.
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Current Season Games
LAL
| L@ LAC | 104 - 112 |
| W@ DEN | 115 - 107 |
| Wvs TOR | 110 - 93 |
| L@ POR | 116 - 132 |
| Lvs CHA | 117 - 135 |
| Wvs ATL | 141 - 116 |
| L@ SAC | 112 - 124 |
| Lvs MIL | 101 - 105 |
| L@ SA | 91 - 107 |
| W@ NO | 111 - 103 |
| Wvs MEM | 120 - 114 |
| Wvs MEM | 128 - 121 |
| Lvs DET | 106 - 128 |
| Wvs SAC | 125 - 101 |
| Lvs HOU | 96 - 119 |
| L@ PHO | 108 - 132 |
| L@ LAC | 88 - 103 |
| W@ UTA | 143 - 135 |
| W@ PHO | 116 - 114 |
| Lvs SA | 119 - 132 |
| W@ PHI | 112 - 108 |
| L@ BOS | 105 - 126 |
| W@ TOR | 123 - 120 |
| Lvs PHO | 108 - 125 |
| Wvs NO | 133 - 121 |
| Wvs DAL | 129 - 119 |
| Wvs LAC | 135 - 118 |
| W@ UTA | 108 - 106 |
| Wvs UTA | 140 - 126 |
| W@ MIL | 119 - 95 |
| W@ NO | 118 - 104 |
| L@ OKC | 92 - 121 |
| W@ CHA | 121 - 111 |
| L@ ATL | 102 - 122 |
| Wvs SA | 118 - 116 |
| W@ POR | 123 - 115 |
| Wvs MIA | 130 - 120 |
| W@ MEM | 117 - 112 |
| W@ MIN | 116 - 115 |
| Lvs POR | 108 - 122 |
| W@ SAC | 127 - 120 |
| Wvs MIN | 128 - 110 |
| Lvs GS | 109 - 119 |
DAL
| Wvs GS | 123 - 115 |
| W@ NY | 114 - 97 |
| Wvs UTA | 138 - 120 |
| Wvs UTA | 144 - 122 |
| Lvs DEN | 109 - 118 |
| Wvs BKN | 113 - 105 |
| L@ CHI | 107 - 125 |
| L@ UTA | 114 - 116 |
| W@ SAC | 100 - 98 |
| Wvs HOU | 110 - 104 |
| Lvs PHI | 108 - 123 |
| L@ POR | 122 - 125 |
| L@ SAC | 107 - 113 |
| L@ GS | 116 - 126 |
| Wvs DEN | 131 - 130 |
| L@ NO | 113 - 119 |
| L@ PHI | 114 - 121 |
| Wvs DET | 116 - 114 |
| L@ UTA | 133 - 140 |
| Wvs BKN | 119 - 111 |
| Wvs HOU | 122 - 109 |
| L@ OKC | 111 - 132 |
| Wvs MIA | 118 - 108 |
| W@ DEN | 131 - 121 |
| W@ LAC | 114 - 110 |
| L@ LAL | 119 - 129 |
| L@ MIA | 102 - 106 |
| Lvs MEM | 96 - 102 |
| Wvs NO | 118 - 115 |
| Lvs NY | 111 - 113 |
| L@ MIN | 96 - 120 |
| Wvs POR | 138 - 133 |
| Lvs LAC | 127 - 133 |
| Lvs PHO | 114 - 123 |
| Lvs MIL | 114 - 116 |
| W@ WAS | 111 - 105 |
| L@ MEM | 104 - 118 |
| Lvs NO | 99 - 101 |
| L@ HOU | 102 - 110 |
| L@ DET | 110 - 122 |
| Wvs IND | 107 - 105 |
| Lvs OKC | 94 - 101 |
| Wvs TOR | 139 - 129 |
| Lvs WAS | 107 - 117 |
| Lvs SA | 92 - 125 |
Previous Season Games
LAL
| Lvs MIN | 96 - 103 |
| L@ MIN | 113 - 116 |
| L@ MIN | 104 - 116 |
| Wvs MIN | 94 - 85 |
| Lvs MIN | 95 - 117 |
| L@ POR | 81 - 109 |
| Wvs HOU | 140 - 109 |
| W@ DAL | 112 - 97 |
| L@ OKC | 120 - 136 |
| W@ OKC | 126 - 99 |
| Wvs NO | 124 - 108 |
| Lvs GS | 116 - 123 |
| Wvs HOU | 104 - 98 |
| W@ MEM | 134 - 127 |
| L@ CHI | 117 - 119 |
| W@ IND | 120 - 119 |
| L@ ORL | 106 - 118 |
| Lvs CHI | 115 - 146 |
| Lvs MIL | 89 - 118 |
| Wvs DEN | 120 - 108 |
| Wvs SA | 125 - 109 |
| Wvs PHO | 107 - 96 |
| L@ DEN | 126 - 131 |
| L@ MIL | 106 - 126 |
| L@ BKN | 108 - 111 |
| L@ BOS | 101 - 111 |
| Wvs NY | 113 - 109 |
| Wvs NO | 136 - 115 |
| Wvs LAC | 108 - 102 |
| Wvs LAC | 106 - 102 |
| Wvs MIN | 111 - 102 |
| Wvs DAL | 107 - 99 |
| W@ DEN | 123 - 100 |
| W@ POR | 110 - 102 |
| Lvs CHA | 97 - 100 |
| L@ UTA | 119 - 131 |
| Wvs UTA | 132 - 113 |
| Wvs IND | 124 - 117 |
| Wvs GS | 120 - 112 |
| W@ LAC | 122 - 97 |
| W@ NY | 128 - 112 |
| W@ WAS | 134 - 96 |
| L@ PHI | 104 - 118 |
| W@ CHA | 112 - 107 |
| W@ GS | 118 - 108 |
| Wvs BOS | 117 - 96 |
| Wvs WAS | 111 - 88 |
| L@ LAC | 102 - 116 |
| Wvs BKN | 102 - 101 |
| Wvs MIA | 117 - 108 |
| Lvs SA | 102 - 126 |
| L@ DAL | 97 - 118 |
| L@ HOU | 115 - 119 |
| Wvs ATL | 119 - 102 |
| Wvs POR | 114 - 106 |
| Lvs CLE | 110 - 122 |
| Wvs SAC | 132 - 122 |
| W@ GS | 115 - 113 |
| Lvs DET | 114 - 117 |
| W@ SAC | 103 - 99 |
| W@ SAC | 113 - 100 |
| Wvs MEM | 116 - 110 |
| L@ MIN | 87 - 97 |
| Wvs POR | 107 - 98 |
| L@ ATL | 132 - 134 |
| L@ MIA | 93 - 134 |
| L@ MIN | 80 - 109 |
| W@ UTA | 105 - 104 |
| Lvs OKC | 93 - 101 |
| W@ SA | 119 - 101 |
| L@ PHO | 100 - 127 |
| Lvs DEN | 102 - 127 |
| Lvs ORL | 118 - 119 |
| Wvs UTA | 124 - 118 |
| W@ NO | 104 - 99 |
| W@ SA | 120 - 115 |
| Wvs MEM | 128 - 123 |
| Wvs TOR | 123 - 103 |
| Wvs PHI | 116 - 106 |
| L@ MEM | 114 - 131 |
| L@ DET | 103 - 115 |
| W@ TOR | 131 - 125 |
| L@ CLE | 110 - 134 |
| L@ PHO | 105 - 109 |
| Wvs SAC | 131 - 127 |
| Wvs PHO | 123 - 116 |
| Wvs MIN | 110 - 103 |
DAL
| L@ MEM | 106 - 120 |
| W@ SAC | 120 - 106 |
| L@ MEM | 97 - 132 |
| Wvs TOR | 124 - 102 |
| Lvs LAL | 97 - 112 |
| L@ LAC | 104 - 135 |
| L@ LAC | 91 - 114 |
| Wvs ATL | 120 - 118 |
| Lvs BKN | 109 - 113 |
| W@ CHI | 120 - 119 |
| W@ ORL | 101 - 92 |
| L@ NY | 113 - 128 |
| W@ BKN | 120 - 101 |
| Wvs DET | 123 - 117 |
| L@ IND | 131 - 135 |
| Lvs PHI | 125 - 130 |
| L@ HOU | 96 - 133 |
| L@ SA | 116 - 126 |
| W@ SA | 133 - 129 |
| Lvs PHO | 116 - 125 |
| Lvs MEM | 111 - 122 |
| L@ MIL | 107 - 137 |
| Lvs SAC | 98 - 122 |
| Lvs MIL | 117 - 132 |
| Wvs CHA | 103 - 96 |
| L@ LAL | 99 - 107 |
| L@ GS | 102 - 126 |
| Wvs NO | 111 - 103 |
| Wvs MIA | 118 - 113 |
| Wvs GS | 111 - 107 |
| Lvs SAC | 128 - 129 |
| Wvs HOU | 116 - 105 |
| W@ BOS | 127 - 120 |
| L@ PHI | 116 - 118 |
| L@ CLE | 101 - 144 |
| L@ DET | 102 - 117 |
| W@ NO | 137 - 136 |
| Wvs WAS | 130 - 108 |
| Lvs BOS | 107 - 122 |
| W@ OKC | 121 - 115 |
| Lvs MIN | 114 - 115 |
| L@ CHA | 105 - 110 |
| Wvs OKC | 106 - 98 |
| L@ NO | 116 - 119 |
| Lvs DEN | 99 - 118 |
| Lvs DEN | 101 - 112 |
| Wvs POR | 117 - 111 |
| Wvs LAL | 118 - 97 |
| L@ MEM | 104 - 119 |
| Lvs CLE | 122 - 134 |
| L@ HOU | 99 - 110 |
| L@ SAC | 100 - 110 |
| L@ POR | 122 - 126 |
| W@ PHO | 98 - 89 |
| Lvs MIN | 99 - 105 |
| Wvs POR | 132 - 108 |
| Wvs LAC | 113 - 97 |
| Lvs LAC | 95 - 118 |
| W@ GS | 143 - 133 |
| L@ OKC | 104 - 118 |
| W@ TOR | 125 - 118 |
| W@ WAS | 137 - 101 |
| Wvs MEM | 121 - 116 |
| W@ POR | 137 - 131 |
| W@ UTA | 106 - 94 |
| Wvs NY | 129 - 114 |
| W@ ATL | 129 - 119 |
| L@ MIA | 118 - 123 |
| W@ DEN | 123 - 120 |
| Wvs NO | 132 - 91 |
| W@ OKC | 121 - 119 |
| Wvs SA | 110 - 93 |
| L@ UTA | 113 - 115 |
| L@ GS | 117 - 120 |
| L@ DEN | 120 - 122 |
| Lvs PHO | 113 - 114 |
| Wvs CHI | 119 - 99 |
| Lvs IND | 127 - 134 |
| Wvs ORL | 108 - 85 |
| Lvs HOU | 102 - 108 |
| W@ MIN | 120 - 114 |
| Wvs UTA | 110 - 102 |
| L@ PHO | 102 - 114 |
| Wvs SA | 120 - 109 |