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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks

February 12, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Lakers beat the Mavericks 124-104 on 2026-02-12 at home. The Lakers started LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Rui Hachimura, Jaxson Hayes, and Jake LaRavia. The Mavericks started P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Brandon Williams, and Max Christie. Brandon Williams (Mavericks) scored 9 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Marcus Smart as his primary defender. LeBron James (Lakers) scored 7 points (3/8) in his matchups, with P.J. Washington as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers 124

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
LeBron James GS 35:21 28 10 12 0 1 4 0 10-20 2-7 6-7 +6
Rui Hachimura GS 34:54 21 3 1 1 0 1 4 9-13 3-4 0-0 +18
Jaxson Hayes GS 33:41 16 7 4 3 1 1 4 8-10 0-0 0-0 +26
Marcus Smart GS 25:52 9 2 6 1 1 0 2 4-14 1-9 0-0 +6
Jake LaRavia GS 25:40 11 3 2 0 0 2 2 4-6 0-1 3-3 +21
Austin Reaves 28:27 18 4 6 0 0 2 2 5-10 1-3 7-9 +6
Luke Kennard 17:39 9 7 3 1 0 0 2 3-4 1-2 2-2 +13
Jarred Vanderbilt 17:07 5 6 0 2 0 1 1 2-3 1-2 0-0 +10
Maxi Kleber 12:34 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 2-3 1-2 0-0 -6
Kobe Bufkin 1:45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
Adou Thiero 1:45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0
Drew Timme 1:45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Bronny James 1:45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0
Dalton Knecht 1:45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 124 44 35 8 3 12 20 48-86 10-31 18-21

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 104

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
P.J. Washington GS 33:56 18 4 2 0 0 0 2 5-10 1-4 7-8 -4
Max Christie GS 30:08 19 1 4 1 0 1 3 7-12 2-4 3-4 -28
Naji Marshall GS 29:08 19 2 4 2 0 2 2 8-13 0-3 3-5 -2
Brandon Williams GS 29:03 17 5 7 1 0 4 0 6-11 1-3 4-5 +2
Daniel Gafford GS 27:55 2 6 1 0 1 2 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 -2
Klay Thompson 23:21 9 3 0 1 0 4 0 4-8 1-3 0-0 -2
Khris Middleton 20:51 8 1 1 0 0 1 3 3-11 1-5 1-1 -16
Marvin Bagley III 20:05 7 4 0 1 0 0 3 3-7 0-1 1-2 -18
Tyus Jones 18:57 3 0 3 1 0 1 2 1-3 1-3 0-0 -22
Dwight Powell 3:18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 -4
AJ Johnson 3:18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 -4
Totals 104 28 22 7 1 15 18 39-79 7-26 19-25

Did not play: Caleb Martin (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Lakers defense

Defender Guarded most
LeBron James P.J. Washington: 36 poss., 14 pts (6/8) · Brandon Williams: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jaxson Hayes Daniel Gafford: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Marvin Bagley III: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Rui Hachimura Naji Marshall: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Khris Middleton: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Austin Reaves Max Christie: 19 poss., 6 pts (1/2) · Naji Marshall: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Marcus Smart Brandon Williams: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Naji Marshall: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jake LaRavia Max Christie: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Naji Marshall: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Luke Kennard Tyus Jones: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Klay Thompson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarred Vanderbilt Klay Thompson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Khris Middleton: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Maxi Kleber Marvin Bagley III: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Daniel Gafford: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kobe Bufkin Tyus Jones: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · AJ Johnson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Drew Timme Marvin Bagley III: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Christie: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dalton Knecht Dwight Powell: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · AJ Johnson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Adou Thiero Dwight Powell: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · AJ Johnson: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Bronny James Max Christie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Marvin Bagley III: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
P.J. Washington LeBron James: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Rui Hachimura: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Naji Marshall Rui Hachimura: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jake LaRavia: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Brandon Williams Marcus Smart: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · LeBron James: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Max Christie Austin Reaves: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Daniel Gafford Jaxson Hayes: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · LeBron James: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Khris Middleton Rui Hachimura: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Austin Reaves: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Klay Thompson Jarred Vanderbilt: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Marvin Bagley III Jaxson Hayes: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Maxi Kleber: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Tyus Jones Luke Kennard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Austin Reaves: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
AJ Johnson Rui Hachimura: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kobe Bufkin: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dwight Powell LeBron James: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Adou Thiero: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)