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Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers

January 24, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Lakers beat the Mavericks 116-110 on 2026-01-24 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started Dwight Powell, Caleb Martin, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. The Lakers started LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, and Jake LaRavia. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 17 points (7/22) in his matchups, with Cooper Flagg as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 16 points (6/13) in his matchups, with Jake LaRavia as his primary defender.

Box score

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

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 110

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Naji Marshall GS 36:59 21 11 2 1 0 3 3 7-15 0-3 7-10 -8
Max Christie GS 34:35 24 2 3 1 0 0 1 8-18 4-10 4-4 -9
Cooper Flagg GS 34:19 16 7 6 2 0 0 3 7-20 1-5 1-2 -4
Dwight Powell GS 23:47 0 7 2 2 1 0 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 +13
Caleb Martin GS 23:39 17 3 1 1 2 0 3 6-10 3-4 2-2 +14
P.J. Washington 25:30 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 1-5 0-1 0-0 -9
Brandon Williams 23:11 20 4 4 0 0 2 2 8-17 0-1 4-5 -24
Daniel Gafford 16:16 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 -5
Klay Thompson 14:26 6 3 1 2 0 3 1 2-5 2-5 0-2 +5
Ryan Nembhard 4:14 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0-1 0-0 2-2 +1
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 3:04 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -4
Totals 110 43 22 10 6 11 19 39-94 10-29 22-29

Did not play: Jaden Hardy (DNP - Coach's Decision), Miles Kelly (DNP - Coach's Decision), D'Angelo Russell (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Luka Dončić GS 39:09 33 8 11 1 1 5 2 8-15 3-8 14-15 +18
LeBron James GS 36:34 17 8 5 1 1 1 2 8-16 1-3 0-0 -8
Marcus Smart GS 32:01 13 7 3 0 2 3 3 4-10 2-4 3-5 -2
Jake LaRavia GS 30:28 13 6 1 0 1 4 4 4-8 2-6 3-4 +12
Deandre Ayton GS 23:45 9 11 0 0 1 1 4 4-16 0-0 1-2 -12
Rui Hachimura 27:08 17 8 1 0 1 0 1 6-13 4-7 1-1 +21
Gabe Vincent 15:24 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0-2 0-2 0-0 +8
Jaxson Hayes 14:37 6 1 1 0 1 0 2 3-3 0-0 0-0 +1
Jarred Vanderbilt 12:29 8 4 2 1 0 0 1 3-6 2-3 0-2 -4
Drew Timme 8:25 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 -4
Totals 116 57 26 7 8 14 20 40-90 14-34 22-29

Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Maxi Kleber (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

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.

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
Naji Marshall LeBron James: 20 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Luka Dončić: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/5)
Max Christie Jake LaRavia: 17 poss., 4 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/5)
Cooper Flagg Marcus Smart: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Luka Dončić: 16 poss., 7 pts (3/6)
P.J. Washington Rui Hachimura: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LeBron James: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Brandon Williams Gabe Vincent: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Marcus Smart: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Dwight Powell Deandre Ayton: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaxson Hayes: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Caleb Martin Luka Dončić: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · LeBron James: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Daniel Gafford Jaxson Hayes: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deandre Ayton: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Klay Thompson Rui Hachimura: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Gabe Vincent: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Luka Dončić: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rui Hachimura: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ryan Nembhard Deandre Ayton: 2 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · LeBron James: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Lakers defense

Defender Guarded most
Luka Dončić Naji Marshall: 21 poss., 10 pts (2/3) · Caleb Martin: 20 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
LeBron James P.J. Washington: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Naji Marshall: 16 poss., 6 pts (3/3)
Jake LaRavia Cooper Flagg: 26 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Naji Marshall: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Marcus Smart Max Christie: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cooper Flagg: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Rui Hachimura Max Christie: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Klay Thompson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Daniel Gafford: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/6)
Gabe Vincent Brandon Williams: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Klay Thompson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaxson Hayes Daniel Gafford: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dwight Powell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarred Vanderbilt Brandon Williams: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · P.J. Washington: 4 poss., 8 pts (3/3)
Drew Timme Cooper Flagg: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Christie: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)