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04/04 01:03 CDT Los Angeles visits Dallas following Flagg's 51-point outing
Los Angeles visits Dallas following Flagg's 51-point outing
By The Associated Press
Los Angeles Lakers (50-27, third in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas
Mavericks (24-53, 13th in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -6.5; over/under is 235.5
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas faces the Los Angeles Lakers after Cooper Flagg scored 51
points in the Dallas Mavericks' 138-127 loss to the Orlando Magic.
The Mavericks are 13-34 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas gives up
119.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.7 points per game.
The Lakers are 30-17 against conference opponents. Los Angeles ranks eighth in
the NBA scoring 52.1 points per game in the paint led by LeBron James averaging
11.0.
The Mavericks average 113.6 points per game, 1.4 fewer points than the 115.0
the Lakers allow. The Lakers average 11.9 made 3-pointers per game this season,
1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 12.9 per game the Mavericks allow.
The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Lakers won the last
matchup 124-104 on Feb. 13. James scored 28 points to help lead the Lakers to
the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Flagg is averaging 20.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists
for the Mavericks. Naji Marshall is averaging 15.5 points and 3.7 assists over
the last 10 games.
James is scoring 20.6 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the
Lakers. Austin Reaves is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 2-8, averaging 117.8 points, 43.4 rebounds, 26.9
assists, 9.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 127.9 points per game.
Lakers: 8-2, averaging 116.9 points, 40.5 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 9.3 steals
and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 51.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 113.3 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Dereck Lively II: out for season (foot), Caleb Martin: day
to day (foot), P.J. Washington: day to day (illness), Kyrie Irving: out for
season (knee), Marvin Bagley III: day to day (shoulder).
Lakers: Marcus Smart: day to day (ankle), Luka Doncic: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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