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Luka Doncic scores 45 points in Dallas return as Lakers clinch playoff spot with 112-97 win

By AP•Apr 10, 2025

Game Recap

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks: Game Highlights

DALLAS -- — Luka Doncic scored 45 points in his first game in Dallas since being traded to the Los Angeles, helping the Lakers wrap up a playoff spot with a 112-97 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Doncic's emotional return came two months after a seismic trade out of nowhere that sent the five-time All-Star to Los Angeles. The 26-year-old star from Slovenia spent his first 5 1/2 seasons with the Mavericks, and still had two seasons left on his contract.

The 45 points matched Doncic's season high — he did that once for Dallas and one other time for the Lakers. He also had eight rebounds, six assists and four steals.

LeBron James had 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, when the Lakers fell behind before a strong finish.

Anthony Davis, who went from the Lakers to Dallas in the Doncic heal, had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Naji Marshall led the Mavs with 23 points and eight assists.

Takeaways

The Lakers remained third in the Western Conference standings after their third game in four days. They came to Dallas after splitting a pair of games at Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City.

Dallas (38-42) is guaranteed a losing record a year after making the NBA Finals. The Mavs are still in position to finish 10th and make the play-in tournament.

Key moment

James's three-point play with 8:10 left broke an 87-all tie and put the Lakers ahead to stay, and he added a layup 34 seconds later. That came after Dallas' 15-2 run.

Key stat

James' 1,561st career regular-season game moved him past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for sole possession of second place on the NBA list. Only Robert Parrish with 1,611 has more than the 40-year-old James. It was his 418th game in seven seasons with the Lakers, after 849 games with Cleveland and 294 with Miami.

Up next

Both teams play their regular-season home finales Friday night, when the Mavericks take on Toronto, and the Lakers host Houston.

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Regular Season Series

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97 - 118

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Wed, Feb 26

99 - 107

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112 - 97

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LAL

DAL

42-90FG36-72

47Field Goal %50

12-363PT9-26

33Three Point %35

16-21FT16-23

15Offensive Rebounds9

24Defensive Rebounds29

22Assists30

14Steals6

0Blocks6

9Turnovers19

0Technical Fouls0

14Points Conceded Off Turnovers25

15Fast Break Points13

16Fouls14

16Largest Lead6

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1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	LAL
12:00	Jaxson Hayes vs. Dereck Lively II (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:56	P.J. Washington shooting foul	0	0
11:56	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:56	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:40	Anthony Davis misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	0	2
11:37	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	0	2
11:31	LeBron James bad pass (P.J. Washington steals)	0	2
11:26	Naji Marshall misses 23-foot three point shot	0	2
11:25	Lakers defensive team rebound	0	2
11:05	Luka Doncic bad pass (Dereck Lively II steals)	0	2
11:01	Dereck Lively II makes 1-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	2	2
10:40	Luka Doncic makes 10-foot two point shot	2	4
10:19	P.J. Washington bad pass (Jaxson Hayes steals)	2	4
9:57	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point shot	2	4
9:57	Lakers offensive team rebound	2	4
9:57	shot clock turnover	2	4
9:42	Naji Marshall makes driving layup	4	4
9:24	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	4
9:21	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	4	4
9:18	Klay Thompson makes 23-foot three point shot (Naji Marshall assists)	7	4
9:07	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	7	4
9:05	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	7	4
9:05	Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot	7	4
9:04	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	7	4
9:04	Anthony Davis blocks Jaxson Hayes's two point shot	7	4
9:04	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	7	4
8:57	Anthony Davis misses two point shot	7	4
8:55	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	7	4
8:51	Rui Hachimura misses two point shot	7	4
8:49	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	7	4
8:45	Klay Thompson misses running pullup jump shot	7	4
8:42	LeBron James defensive rebound	7	4
8:35	LeBron James misses driving layup	7	4
8:34	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	7	4
8:34	Naji Marshall shooting foul	7	4
8:34	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	7	5
8:34	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Naji Marshall	7	5
8:34	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	7	5
8:32	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	7	5
8:11	P.J. Washington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	10	5
7:47	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)	10	7
7:47	Dereck Lively II defensive goaltending violation	10	7
7:30	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	10	7
7:25	Dereck Lively II makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Klay Thompson assists)	12	7
7:14	Austin Reaves makes 1-foot two point shot	12	9
6:55	Dereck Lively II lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	12	9
6:51	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	12	11
6:44	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	14	11
6:26	Luka Doncic makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	14	14
6:17	Spencer Dinwiddie makes 25-foot three pointer (Anthony Davis assists)	17	14
6:03	Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	17	17
5:45	Dereck Lively II makes layup (P.J. Washington assists)	19	17
5:32	Dereck Lively II shooting foul	19	17
5:32	Mavericks Full timeout	19	17
5:32	Max Christie enters the game for Dereck Lively II	19	17
5:32	Caleb Martin enters the game for Klay Thompson	19	17
5:32	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	19	17
5:32	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	19	18
5:32	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	19	18
5:30	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	19	18
5:14	Anthony Davis misses 11-foot two point shot	19	18
5:12	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	19	18
5:10	P.J. Washington misses two point shot	19	18
5:09	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	19	18
4:59	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	21
4:41	Max Christie makes driving layup (Caleb Martin assists)	21	21
4:18	Gabe Vincent misses 22-foot three point jumper	21	21
4:16	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	21	21
4:08	P.J. Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	21
4:06	Lakers defensive team rebound	21	21
4:06	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	21	21
4:06	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	21	21
3:50	Luka Doncic misses 16-foot two point shot	21	21
3:45	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	21	21
3:37	Luka Doncic personal foul	21	21
3:37	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Anthony Davis	21	21
3:37	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	21	21
3:29	Max Christie misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	21
3:26	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	21	21
3:07	Luka Doncic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	21	24
2:40	Naji Marshall makes 27-foot three point jumper (Caleb Martin assists)	24	24
2:29	Daniel Gafford blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 1-foot dunk	24	24
2:28	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	24	24
2:27	Caleb Martin bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	24	24
2:26	Daniel Gafford blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 1-foot layup	24	24
2:25	Mavericks defensive team rebound	24	24
2:25	Lakers Full timeout	24	24
2:25	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	24	24
2:25	LeBron James enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	24	24
2:17	Max Christie misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	24
2:14	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	24	24
2:10	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	24	24
2:06	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	24	24
1:53	Naji Marshall misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	24	24
1:51	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	24	24
1:37	Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	24
1:33	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	24	24
1:26	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	24	24
1:26	Spencer Dinwiddie makes free throw 1 of 2	25	24
1:26	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	25	24
1:26	Spencer Dinwiddie makes free throw 2 of 2	26	24
1:17	Caleb Martin shooting foul	26	24
1:17	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	26	25
1:17	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	26	26
56.0	Max Christie misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	26
52.2	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	26	26
42.1	Naji Marshall makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Max Christie assists)	28	26
32.1	Austin Reaves bad pass (Naji Marshall steals)	28	26
29.1	LeBron James shooting foul	28	26
29.1	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	29	26
29.1	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	30	26
14.0	LeBron James bad pass (Caleb Martin steals)	30	26
1.0	Naji Marshall misses two point shot	30	26
0.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	30	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	26

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	LAL
12:00	Klay Thompson enters the game for Max Christie	30	26
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Gabe Vincent	30	26
12:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	30	26
11:44	Austin Reaves shooting foul	30	26
11:44	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 1 of 2	31	26
11:44	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 2 of 2	32	26
11:24	LeBron James misses 6-foot two point shot	32	26
11:21	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	32	26
11:19	LeBron James makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	32	28
11:01	Rui Hachimura personal foul	32	28
11:01	P.J. Washington enters the game for Caleb Martin	32	28
10:52	Daniel Gafford misses 2-foot two point shot	32	28
10:50	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	32	28
10:42	Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	32	30
10:22	Naji Marshall makes 1-foot two point shot (Daniel Gafford assists)	34	30
10:13	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	34	30
10:13	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	34	31
10:13	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	34	32
10:04	P.J. Washington misses driving layup	34	32
10:00	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	34	32
10:00	Daniel Gafford makes tip shot	36	32
9:41	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	32
9:38	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	36	32
9:35	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	32
9:31	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	36	32
9:27	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	36	32
9:23	LeBron James makes dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	36	34
9:16	Naji Marshall makes driving layup (Daniel Gafford assists)	38	34
8:52	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	38	34
8:49	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	38	34
8:41	Daniel Gafford makes 1-foot layup (Naji Marshall assists)	40	34
8:23	Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	40	36
8:09	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	36
8:06	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	40	36
8:05	Max Christie enters the game for Daniel Gafford	40	36
8:05	Dereck Lively II enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	40	36
8:05	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	40	36
7:58	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	40	38
7:40	Klay Thompson misses 27-foot three point jumper	40	38
7:36	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	40	38
7:25	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	40	40
7:24	Mavericks Full timeout	40	40
7:24	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Naji Marshall	40	40
7:24	Anthony Davis enters the game for P.J. Washington	40	40
7:13	Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	40	40
7:09	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point shot	40	40
7:05	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	40	40
7:05	Austin Reaves makes dunk	40	42
6:45	Max Christie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	43	42
6:20	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	43	45
5:55	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	45
5:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	43	45
5:46	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	43	48
5:19	Max Christie makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Davis assists)	45	48
5:01	Anthony Davis shooting foul	45	48
5:01	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	45	48
5:01	Lakers offensive team rebound	45	48
5:01	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	45	49
5:01	Naji Marshall enters the game for Dereck Lively II	45	49
5:01	Caleb Martin enters the game for Klay Thompson	45	49
5:01	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	45	49
4:37	shot clock turnover	45	49
4:18	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	45	49
4:15	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	45	49
4:01	Anthony Davis out of bounds bad pass turnover	45	49
4:01	P.J. Washington enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	45	49
4:01	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	45	49
4:01	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Rui Hachimura	45	49
3:39	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	45	52
3:26	Jordan Goodwin shooting foul	45	52
3:26	P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2	46	52
3:26	P.J. Washington makes free throw 2 of 2	47	52
3:14	Luka Doncic misses 10-foot two point shot	47	52
3:11	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	47	52
3:05	P.J. Washington misses two point shot	47	52
3:03	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	47	52
3:00	Naji Marshall shooting foul	47	52
3:00	(03:00) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	47	52
3:00	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	47	52
3:00	Lakers offensive team rebound	47	52
3:00	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Max Christie	47	52
3:00	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	47	53
2:41	Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Naji Marshall assists)	49	53
2:32	Luka Doncic bad pass (P.J. Washington steals)	49	53
2:28	Caleb Martin makes two point shot (P.J. Washington assists)	51	53
2:28	Lakers Full timeout	51	53
2:28	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Gabe Vincent	51	53
2:28	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	51	53
2:28	LeBron James enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	51	53
2:11	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	51	55
1:55	Caleb Martin misses 21-foot jumper	51	55
1:53	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	51	55
1:48	Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	51	55
1:25	LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot	51	55
1:22	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	51	55
1:07	Naji Marshall makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	53	55
51.1	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)	53	58
38.1	P.J. Washington makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)	55	58
27.0	Austin Reaves makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)	55	60
4.1	Caleb Martin makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	57	60
0.1	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	57	60
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	57	60
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	57	60

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	LAL
12:00	Klay Thompson enters the game for Caleb Martin	57	60
12:00	Dereck Lively II enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	57	60
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	57	60
11:39	Jaxson Hayes vs. Anthony Davis (LeBron James gains possession)	57	60
11:39	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	57	60
11:16	Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	57	60
11:13	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	57	60
10:53	Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper	57	60
10:51	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	57	60
10:46	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	57	60
10:41	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	57	60
10:38	P.J. Washington misses running pullup jump shot	57	60
10:36	Lakers defensive team rebound	57	60
10:22	Rui Hachimura misses 22-foot three point jumper	57	60
10:19	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	57	60
10:16	Austin Reaves shooting foul	57	60
10:16	Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2	57	60
10:16	Mavericks offensive team rebound	57	60
10:16	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	58	60
9:53	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point shot	58	60
9:52	Lakers offensive team rebound	58	60
9:52	shot clock turnover	58	60
9:40	Anthony Davis makes two point shot (P.J. Washington assists)	60	60
9:40	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	60	60
9:40	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 1	60	60
9:37	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	60	60
9:32	Luka Doncic traveling	60	60
9:14	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	60	60
9:06	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	60	62
8:54	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	60	62
8:49	LeBron James makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot	60	64
8:34	Anthony Davis misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	60	64
8:32	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	60	64
8:25	Dereck Lively II shooting foul	60	64
8:25	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	60	65
8:25	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Dereck Lively II	60	65
8:25	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	60	65
8:25	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	60	66
8:03	P.J. Washington bad pass (LeBron James steals)	60	66
7:56	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	60	69
7:55	Mavericks Full timeout	60	69
7:44	Naji Marshall makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	62	69
7:29	LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	62	71
7:17	P.J. Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper	62	71
7:15	LeBron James defensive rebound	62	71
7:08	LeBron James makes driving layup	62	73
6:47	Naji Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	65	73
6:25	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	65	76
6:07	Klay Thompson misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	65	76
6:05	LeBron James defensive rebound	65	76
6:00	Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	65	78
6:00	Mavericks Full timeout	65	78
6:00	Max Christie enters the game for P.J. Washington	65	78
6:00	Caleb Martin enters the game for Klay Thompson	65	78
5:43	Naji Marshall makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	67	78
5:13	Austin Reaves misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	67	78
5:11	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	67	78
4:58	Max Christie makes 1-foot two point shot (Naji Marshall assists)	69	78
4:43	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	69	78
4:41	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	69	78
4:28	Caleb Martin misses 7-foot two point shot	69	78
4:28	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	69	78
4:28	LeBron James shooting foul	69	78
4:28	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	69	78
4:28	Mavericks offensive team rebound	69	78
4:28	P.J. Washington enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	69	78
4:28	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	69	78
4:28	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	70	78
4:28	Luka Doncic lane violation	70	78
4:10	Luka Doncic misses 7-foot two point shot	70	78
4:08	Max Christie defensive rebound	70	78
3:58	Anthony Davis makes layup (Naji Marshall assists)	72	78
3:45	Austin Reaves back court turnover	72	78
3:45	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Anthony Davis	72	78
3:45	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Austin Reaves	72	78
3:45	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Rui Hachimura	72	78
3:31	Caleb Martin misses driving floating jump shot	72	78
3:29	Caleb Martin offensive rebound	72	78
3:26	Max Christie bad pass (Jordan Goodwin steals)	72	78
3:06	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	72	78
3:00	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	72	78
2:55	Naji Marshall misses 23-foot three point shot	72	78
2:51	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	72	78
2:48	Lakers Full timeout	72	78
2:40	Luka Doncic makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	72	80
2:26	Max Christie lost ball turnover (Jordan Goodwin steals)	72	80
2:26	Daniel Gafford transition take foul	72	80
2:26	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	72	81
2:14	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	72	81
2:10	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	72	81
1:57	Gabe Vincent makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	72	83
1:31	Caleb Martin makes 23-foot jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	74	83
1:15	Luka Doncic misses 11-foot two point shot	74	83
1:14	Mavericks defensive team rebound	74	83
1:14	Jarred Vanderbilt loose ball foul	74	83
1:01	Daniel Gafford makes 4-foot two point shot (Naji Marshall assists)	76	83
47.1	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper	76	83
44.1	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	76	83
34.0	Jordan Goodwin out of bounds lost ball turnover	76	83
25.2	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	76	83
24.1	Lakers defensive team rebound	76	83
6.2	Caleb Martin personal foul	76	83
1.0	Jordan Goodwin misses 22-foot three point jumper	76	83
1.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	76	83
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	76	83

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	LAL
12:00	Klay Thompson enters the game for Naji Marshall	76	83
12:00	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Caleb Martin	76	83
12:00	Anthony Davis enters the game for P.J. Washington	76	83
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	76	83
12:00	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	76	83
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	76	83
11:37	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	76	83
11:35	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	76	83
11:21	Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Daniel Gafford assists)	78	83
11:10	Max Christie blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 3-foot alley oop dunk shot	78	83
11:10	Mavericks defensive team rebound	78	83
10:54	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	78	83
10:50	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	78	83
10:50	Daniel Gafford makes tip shot	80	83
10:37	Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	83
10:36	Max Christie defensive rebound	80	83
10:26	Austin Reaves shooting foul	80	83
10:26	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	81	83
10:26	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	82	83
10:26	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	82	83
10:14	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	82	83
10:10	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	82	83
10:02	Daniel Gafford misses layup	82	83
9:59	Max Christie offensive rebound	82	83
9:59	Max Christie makes dunk	84	83
9:41	LeBron James makes two point shot	84	85
9:24	Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper	84	85
9:20	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	84	85
9:05	Rui Hachimura bad pass (Max Christie steals)	84	85
9:00	Klay Thompson makes 24-foot three point shot (Max Christie assists)	87	85
8:58	Lakers Full timeout	87	85
8:58	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Gabe Vincent	87	85
8:58	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	87	85
8:39	Rui Hachimura makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	87	87
8:20	Anthony Davis misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	87	87
8:18	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	87	87
8:10	LeBron James makes driving layup	87	89
8:10	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	87	89
8:10	P.J. Washington enters the game for Daniel Gafford	87	89
8:10	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	87	90
7:55	Luka Doncic personal foul	87	90
7:48	P.J. Washington out of bounds bad pass turnover	87	90
7:32	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	87	90
7:29	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	87	90
7:29	P.J. Washington blocks Dorian Finney-Smith's tip shot	87	90
7:29	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	87	90
7:26	LeBron James makes 1-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)	87	92
7:16	Max Christie lost ball turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	87	92
7:13	Anthony Davis shooting foul	87	92
7:13	Mavericks delay of game violation	87	92
7:13	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	87	93
7:13	Naji Marshall enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	87	93
7:13	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	87	94
6:49	P.J. Washington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Max Christie assists)	90	94
6:33	Luka Doncic misses 21-foot two point shot	90	94
6:31	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	90	94
6:28	Klay Thompson misses running pullup jump shot	90	94
6:25	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	90	94
6:21	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point shot	90	94
6:19	LeBron James offensive rebound	90	94
6:19	LeBron James makes two point shot	90	96
6:07	P.J. Washington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	93	96
5:47	Dereck Lively II enters the game for Anthony Davis	93	96
5:47	Caleb Martin enters the game for Klay Thompson	93	96
5:42	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	93	99
5:23	Naji Marshall bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	93	99
5:12	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper	93	99
5:09	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	93	99
5:03	Caleb Martin misses 21-foot two point shot	93	99
5:01	Caleb Martin offensive rebound	93	99
4:59	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	93	99
4:59	Max Christie misses free throw 1 of 2	93	99
4:59	Mavericks offensive team rebound	93	99
4:59	Max Christie misses free throw 2 of 2	93	99
4:56	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	93	99
4:43	LeBron James makes two point shot	93	101
4:42	Mavericks Full timeout	93	101
4:42	Anthony Davis enters the game for Max Christie	93	101
4:19	Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	101
4:16	LeBron James defensive rebound	93	101
4:04	LeBron James makes 1-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)	93	103
4:04	Dereck Lively II shooting foul	93	103
4:04	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1	93	103
4:01	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	93	103
3:52	Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	103
3:49	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	93	103
3:43	Lakers Full timeout	93	103
3:43	Max Christie enters the game for Dereck Lively II	93	103
3:43	Klay Thompson enters the game for Caleb Martin	93	103
3:30	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	93	105
3:16	Anthony Davis out of bounds bad pass turnover	93	105
2:52	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	93	105
2:49	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	93	105
2:49	Luka Doncic misses tip shot	93	105
2:49	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	93	105
2:39	LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot	93	105
2:37	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	93	105
2:26	Max Christie blocks Austin Reaves 's 26-foot three point jumper	93	105
2:25	LeBron James offensive rebound	93	105
2:25	shot clock turnover	93	105
2:16	Luka Doncic shooting foul	93	105
2:16	P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2	93	105
2:16	Mavericks offensive team rebound	93	105
2:16	P.J. Washington makes free throw 2 of 2	94	105
2:05	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	94	108
1:51	Naji Marshall offensive charge	94	108
1:51	Naji Marshall turnover	94	108
1:35	Luka Doncic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	94	110
1:35	Mavericks Full timeout	94	110
1:35	Dwight Powell enters the game for Anthony Davis	94	110
1:35	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for P.J. Washington	94	110
1:35	Caleb Martin enters the game for Klay Thompson	94	110
1:35	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Austin Reaves	94	110
1:35	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	94	110
1:35	Trey Jemison III enters the game for LeBron James	94	110
1:35	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Rui Hachimura	94	110
1:34	Luka Doncic personal take foul	94	110
1:34	Caleb Martin misses free throw 1 of 2	94	110
1:34	Mavericks offensive team rebound	94	110
1:34	Bronny James enters the game for Luka Doncic	94	110
1:34	Caleb Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	95	110
1:10	Gabe Vincent misses 5-foot two point shot	95	110
1:08	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	95	110
54.0	Bronny James shooting foul	95	110
54.0	Caleb Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	96	110
54.0	Caleb Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	97	110
30.1	Dalton Knecht makes 1-foot dunk (Bronny James assists)	97	112
21.0	Caleb Martin out of bounds lost ball turnover	97	112
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	97	112
0.0	End of Game	97	112

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American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

11:30 PM, April 9, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, KFAA-TV, Spectrum Sports Net

Attendance

20,841

Referees

Jason Goldenberg, Jacyn Goble, Marc Davis

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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