Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks
November 28, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Mavericks 129-119 on 2025-11-28 at home. The Lakers started LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves. The Mavericks started Anthony Davis, P.J. Washington, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, and Ryan Nembhard. Anthony Davis (Mavericks) scored 6 points (2/5) in his matchups, with Deandre Ayton as his primary defender. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 18 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Cooper Flagg as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
129
Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision), Adou Thiero (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jarred Vanderbilt (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
119
Did not play: Moussa Cisse (DNP - Coach's Decision), D'Angelo Russell (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves Starter 18.2 min
- LeBron James · Luka Dončić · Gabe Vincent · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia 4.5 min
- LeBron James · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Gabe Vincent · Austin Reaves 4.0 min
- LeBron James · Maxi Kleber · Deandre Ayton · Gabe Vincent · Austin Reaves 3.7 min
- Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 3.5 min
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Anthony Davis · P.J. Washington · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard Starter 14.9 min
- P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Brandon Williams · Max Christie 8.0 min
- Klay Thompson · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Brandon Williams · Cooper Flagg 5.7 min
- Klay Thompson · Anthony Davis · Naji Marshall · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 5.3 min
- Anthony Davis · P.J. Washington · Brandon Williams · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg 3.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Lakers defense
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Anthony Davis 6 pts (2/5) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Deandre Ayton (60 %, 0 pts) · Luka Dončić (13 %, 4 pts) · LeBron James (9 %, 0 pts)
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Cooper Flagg 28 pts (10/18) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Rui Hachimura (34 %, 9 pts) · LeBron James (22 %, 4 pts) · Austin Reaves (12 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Max Christie: 22 poss., 8 pts (2/4) · Naji Marshall: 22 poss., 5 pts (1/4) |
| Austin Reaves | Ryan Nembhard: 16 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · Klay Thompson: 11 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Rui Hachimura | Cooper Flagg: 22 poss., 9 pts (3/7) · P.J. Washington: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Deandre Ayton | Anthony Davis: 30 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cooper Flagg: 7 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| LeBron James | P.J. Washington: 23 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Cooper Flagg: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Gabe Vincent | Brandon Williams: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Klay Thompson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jake LaRavia | Brandon Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Klay Thompson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Daniel Gafford: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Naji Marshall: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Maxi Kleber | Cooper Flagg: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Naji Marshall: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Mavericks defense
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Luka Dončić 18 pts (7/12) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Cooper Flagg (20 %, 2 pts) · Max Christie (18 %, 7 pts) · Naji Marshall (16 %, 4 pts)
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LeBron James 16 pts (7/11) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Cooper Flagg (30 %, 2 pts) · P.J. Washington (27 %, 4 pts) · Ryan Nembhard (16 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | LeBron James: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Luka Dončić: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| P.J. Washington | Rui Hachimura: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · LeBron James: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Anthony Davis | Deandre Ayton: 36 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Luka Dončić: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Brandon Williams | Gabe Vincent: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Austin Reaves: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Naji Marshall | Luka Dončić: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Rui Hachimura: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Max Christie | Austin Reaves: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Luka Dončić: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Klay Thompson | Gabe Vincent: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Austin Reaves: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ryan Nembhard | LeBron James: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Austin Reaves: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Daniel Gafford | Jaxson Hayes: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deandre Ayton: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dwight Powell | Deandre Ayton: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden Hardy | Rui Hachimura: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Caleb Martin | LeBron James: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rui Hachimura: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |