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Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers

April 5, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Mavericks beat the Lakers 134-128 on 2026-04-05 at home. The Mavericks started P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. The Lakers started LeBron James, Luke Kennard, Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura, and Jake LaRavia. LeBron James (Lakers) scored 17 points (6/8) in his matchups, with P.J. Washington as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 22 points (9/13) 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 134

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cooper Flagg GS	38:31	45	8	9	2	1	2	2	14-27	2-4	15-17	+11
Naji Marshall GS	31:38	13	6	7	2	0	2	2	5-9	0-2	3-6	-5
P.J. Washington GS	29:34	15	6	0	0	0	2	2	6-10	3-6	0-0	-2
Max Christie GS	25:12	8	1	2	2	0	1	0	2-6	2-6	2-2	+2
Daniel Gafford GS	19:54	7	7	0	2	2	0	3	2-4	0-0	3-4	+19
Brandon Williams	24:36	13	2	5	2	0	0	2	4-7	0-1	5-7	+10
Marvin Bagley III	21:29	9	4	0	1	1	0	1	4-7	1-1	0-0	-10
Klay Thompson	18:10	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	4-8	3-6	0-0	+4
Khris Middleton	17:39	8	2	0	0	0	0	4	3-5	2-3	0-0	+6
John Poulakidas	6:54	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2-4	1-3	0-0	-1
Dwight Powell	6:22	0	2	2	0	1	0	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4
Totals		134	38	27	11	5	7	22	46-88	14-32	28-36

Did not play: AJ Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ryan Nembhard (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyler Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 128

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luke Kennard GS	41:10	15	16	11	1	0	3	3	5-17	1-5	4-4	+8
Rui Hachimura GS	39:02	21	7	1	1	0	0	1	9-13	3-5	0-0	+5
LeBron James GS	38:43	30	9	15	1	0	4	1	12-22	1-6	5-9	+1
Jake LaRavia GS	35:43	14	5	1	2	0	2	6	3-11	1-5	7-8	-3
Deandre Ayton GS	19:26	13	4	1	0	1	0	2	5-9	0-0	3-4	0
Jaxson Hayes	27:12	23	4	2	0	0	3	4	8-10	0-0	7-8	-5
Maxi Kleber	12:42	2	1	3	1	0	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	+4
Jarred Vanderbilt	11:36	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	-19
Bronny James	8:45	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	2-3	1-2	0-0	-6
Kobe Bufkin	3:20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-14
Nick Smith Jr.	2:21	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-1
Totals		128	49	36	6	1	12	23	47-91	8-27	26-33

Did not play: Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision), Adou Thiero (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DAL

Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg Starter 12.0 min
Klay Thompson · Khris Middleton · Daniel Gafford · Brandon Williams · Cooper Flagg 5.8 min
Marvin Bagley III · P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg 5.1 min
Marvin Bagley III · P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Brandon Williams · Cooper Flagg 4.9 min
Klay Thompson · Khris Middleton · Dwight Powell · Brandon Williams · John Poulakidas 3.4 min

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LeBron James · Luke Kennard · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia Starter 13.1 min
LeBron James · Luke Kennard · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia 9.0 min
LeBron James · Luke Kennard · Maxi Kleber · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes 3.6 min
Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Bronny James 3.1 min
LeBron James · Jarred Vanderbilt · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Bronny James 2.3 min

Who guarded whom

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

Mavericks defense

LeBron James 17 pts (6/8) in 83 possessions

Guarded by: P.J. Washington (29 %, 8 pts) · Naji Marshall (17 %, 0 pts) · Cooper Flagg (12 %, 0 pts)
Deandre Ayton 9 pts (2/12) in 45 possessions

Guarded by: Marvin Bagley III (24 %, 0 pts) · Daniel Gafford (21 %, 0 pts) · Cooper Flagg (17 %, 4 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Cooper Flagg	Jake LaRavia: 28 poss., 16 pts (5/6) · Luke Kennard: 14 poss., 18 pts (7/10)
Naji Marshall	Rui Hachimura: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · LeBron James: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
P.J. Washington	LeBron James: 24 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Rui Hachimura: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Brandon Williams	Bronny James: 10 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Luke Kennard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Max Christie	Luke Kennard: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Marvin Bagley III	Jaxson Hayes: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deandre Ayton: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Daniel Gafford	Jaxson Hayes: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deandre Ayton: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Klay Thompson	Luke Kennard: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LeBron James: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Khris Middleton	Rui Hachimura: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Maxi Kleber: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
John Poulakidas	Luke Kennard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LeBron James: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Dwight Powell	Jaxson Hayes: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Lakers defense

Cooper Flagg 22 pts (9/13) in 85 possessions

Guarded by: Jake LaRavia (40 %, 5 pts) · Rui Hachimura (15 %, 3 pts) · Maxi Kleber (14 %, 0 pts)
Brandon Williams 17 pts (6/7) in 53 possessions

Guarded by: Luke Kennard (28 %, 6 pts) · Bronny James (23 %, 3 pts) · Rui Hachimura (10 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Luke Kennard	Max Christie: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Brandon Williams: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
LeBron James	P.J. Washington: 34 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Khris Middleton: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/1)
Rui Hachimura	Naji Marshall: 27 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Cooper Flagg: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jake LaRavia	Cooper Flagg: 34 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Max Christie: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaxson Hayes	Marvin Bagley III: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dwight Powell: 11 poss., 9 pts (3/4)
Deandre Ayton	Daniel Gafford: 13 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Marvin Bagley III: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/2)
Maxi Kleber	Cooper Flagg: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Klay Thompson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarred Vanderbilt	Khris Middleton: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Christie: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Bronny James	Brandon Williams: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Klay Thompson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kobe Bufkin	Brandon Williams: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Daniel Gafford: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Nick Smith Jr.	Max Christie: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · P.J. Washington: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)