DALLAS -- — Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists, and the Lakers erased a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes of a 116-110 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night in the star guard's second visit to Dallas since his shocking trade to Los Angeles almost a year ago.

LeBron James scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, when Rui Hachimura had a four-point play before another 3-pointer on the next possession to put the Lakers in front for good as Doncic improved to 4-0 against his former team.

Hachimura's 3-pointer for a 108-106 lead started an 11-2 run that Doncic capped with a driving layup for an eight-point edge, prompting the Slovenian star to turn his old bench and declare the game over.

Max Christie, who came to Dallas along with injured 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis in the trade for Doncic, scored 24 points. Naji Marshall had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas' season-best four-game winning streak ended.

The Mavericks outscored the Lakers 41-14 from the start of the third quarter until early in the fourth, turning a 13-point deficit into a 14-point lead. Brandon Williams, who scored 20 points, had eight on a 10-2 run to finish the third, which started with a 20-4 Dallas burst.

The lead was 15 points with less than 7 minutes remaining when the Lakers started their rally, sparked by James after a slow start had him with a minus-28 rating early in the fourth.

Doncic didn't have to deal with the same emotions as his return to Dallas last season, when we wept on the bench during a tribute video before he was introduced. The NBA's scoring leader was 14 of 15 on free throws.

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Lakers: A visit to Chicago on Monday is the halfway point of an eight-game trip, the longest of the season.

Mavericks: At Milwaukee on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Dwight Powell (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:40	LeBron James makes 9-foot fade away jump shot	0	2
11:29	Cooper Flagg makes 17-foot jumper (Dwight Powell assists)	2	2
11:13	LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot	2	2
11:10	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	2	2
11:08	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:04	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	2	2
10:46	Naji Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:43	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	2
10:23	Jake LaRavia misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	2
10:20	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	2	2
10:12	Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot	2	2
10:09	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	2	2
10:08	Naji Marshall makes two point shot	4	2
9:55	Deandre Ayton misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot	4	2
9:53	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	4	2
9:50	Max Christie misses 25-foot running jump shot	4	2
9:45	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	4	2
9:42	Max Christie shooting foul	4	2
9:42	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	4	3
9:42	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	4	4
9:21	Marcus Smart blocks Caleb Martin 's 5-foot layup	4	4
9:19	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	4	4
9:13	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	4	4
9:13	Jake LaRavia misses free throw 1 of 2	4	4
9:13	Lakers offensive team rebound	4	4
9:13	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	4	5
9:03	Max Christie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	7	5
8:41	Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	7	7
8:31	Cooper Flagg misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	7
8:27	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	7	7
8:15	Deandre Ayton misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	7	7
8:11	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	7	7
8:09	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	7	7
8:09	Caleb Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	8	7
8:09	Caleb Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	9	7
8:01	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	7
7:58	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	9	7
7:57	Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	7
7:43	Cooper Flagg makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	11	7
7:37	Dwight Powell kicked ball violation	11	7
7:22	Dwight Powell shooting foul	11	7
7:22	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
7:22	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
7:06	Max Christie misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	9
7:03	LeBron James defensive rebound	11	9
6:59	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot running dunk (LeBron James assists)	11	11
6:40	Max Christie misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	11
6:38	LeBron James defensive rebound	11	11
6:33	Jake LaRavia misses 24-foot running jump shot	11	11
6:29	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	11	11
6:24	Max Christie makes 26-foot running jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	14	11
6:08	Caleb Martin shooting foul	14	11
6:08	Mavericks Full timeout	14	11
6:08	Brandon Williams enters the game for Caleb Martin	14	11
6:08	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	14	11
6:08	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	14	11
6:08	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	14	11
6:08	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
6:08	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
5:56	Naji Marshall misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	14	13
5:54	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	14	13
5:53	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	14	13
5:53	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
5:53	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	16	13
5:44	Jake LaRavia bad pass turnover (Dwight Powell steals)	16	13
5:40	Naji Marshall out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	13
5:40	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dwight Powell	16	13
5:30	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	16
5:19	Brandon Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	16	16
5:16	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	16	16
5:07	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	16
5:03	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	16	16
4:56	Naji Marshall misses driving layup	16	16
4:54	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	16	16
4:44	Rui Hachimura misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	16	16
4:40	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	16	16
4:33	Cooper Flagg misses 12-foot two point shot	16	16
4:30	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	16	16
4:27	Jake LaRavia makes running layup (Luka Doncic assists)	16	18
4:20	Brandon Williams makes 2-foot two point shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	18	18
4:07	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	21
3:46	Cooper Flagg makes driving layup	20	21
3:30	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	20	23
3:13	Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	23
3:10	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	20	23
3:04	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	20	23
3:04	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	20	24
3:04	Lakers Full timeout	20	24
3:04	Klay Thompson enters the game for Max Christie	20	24
3:04	P.J. Washington enters the game for Naji Marshall	20	24
3:04	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Cooper Flagg	20	24
3:04	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jake LaRavia	20	24
3:04	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	20	25
2:56	Klay Thompson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	23	25
2:27	Rui Hachimura misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	23	25
2:23	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	23	25
2:18	Rui Hachimura blocks Brandon Williams 's 5-foot running layup	23	25
2:15	Klay Thompson offensive rebound	23	25
2:13	Klay Thompson bad pass turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	23	25
2:09	Jarred Vanderbilt makes running layup	23	27
1:54	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	27
1:52	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	23	27
1:44	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Klay Thompson steals)	23	27
1:39	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl lost ball turnover (Gabe Vincent steals)	23	27
1:31	Jaxson Hayes makes running layup (Luka Doncic assists)	23	29
1:20	Brandon Williams makes driving layup	25	29
1:00	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	25	32
50.7	Klay Thompson bad pass turnover (Gabe Vincent steals)	25	32
47.1	Rui Hachimura makes 6-foot layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	25	34
42.1	P.J. Washington bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	25	34
41.1	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Klay Thompson steals)	25	34
39.1	Klay Thompson bad pass turnover	25	34
37.2	Brandon Williams loose ball foul	25	34
37.2	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2	25	34
37.2	Lakers offensive team rebound	25	34
37.2	Dwight Powell enters the game for Daniel Gafford	25	34
37.2	LeBron James enters the game for Gabe Vincent	25	34
37.2	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	25	34
37.2	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Luka Doncic	25	34
37.2	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 2 of 2	25	34
35.2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	25	34
30.8	Brandon Williams makes running layup	27	34
30.8	Marcus Smart shooting foul	27	34
30.8	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	28	34
9.1	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	28	37
1.5	Deandre Ayton blocks Dwight Powell 's 5-foot layup	28	37
0.5	Mavericks offensive team rebound	28	37
0.3	Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	37
0.1	Mavericks offensive team rebound	28	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	37

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American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, January 25, 2026

Coverage

ABC, ERADM

Attendance

19,880

Referees

Josh Tiven, Rodney Mott, Matt Myers

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	25	27	.481	W2
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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