The Dallas Mavericks return home to Texas for a must-win game tomorrow against the high-riding Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs, tenth in the West, are fighting to make it to the postseason, but two losses against the Los Angeles Clippers have done them no favors. The LA Lakers are third in the West, but only one game separates the third and seventh seed Memphis Grizzlies. As the regular season concludes, the games are coming hard and fast and are played out in a playoff game atmosphere. The Los Angeles Lakers are slight favorites to win on the road in Dallas in Luka Dončić's first game against his former side.
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BASKETBALL: NBA Regular Season
Where to Watch: ESPN
Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Date: 10.04.2025 02:30
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (38-41) hold the tenth and last play-in place in the West, with the eleventh-seeded Phoenix Suns three games behind. With two wins from their last five games, the Mavericks, who have three games to the end of the regular season, must conjure at least one win to ensure they seal the play-in spot. In back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Mavs were thrashed by the West's fourth seed. Dallas lost the first game 114-91 and succumbed 135-104 last Sunday to a streaking Clippers side. Anthony Davis had 27 points and Kai Jones finished with 18 as the reigning Western Conference Kings put in another tepid performance. Davis, who was traded from the Lakers in the deal that took Doncic from the Mavericks, and has struggled with injuries in his time in Dallas, was observed grabbing his stomach multiple times in the game. He has been listed as probable for the visit of the Lakers.
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The Los Angeles Lakers (48-31) may be third in the Western Conference, but they are closer to eighth-seed Minnesota Timberwolves (46-33) than second-place Houston Rockets, which are five games ahead. The Lakers split back-to-back games with the league leaders OKC Thunder, beating them 126-99 in Los Angeles before losing 136-120 early this morning in Oklahoma. In a game in which Luka Dončić was ejected for a second technical foul, the Thunder outscored the Lakers 29-12 in his absence to win the game. LeBron James scored 28 points for the Lakers and Austin Reaves added 24. Doncic hit 23 points before his ejection. In an exciting game which saw the Thunder lead 80-72 at halftime, the Lakers were on top at the start of the fourth with a 98-97 lead and led 108-107 with seven minutes on the clock.
Betting Odds
The Los Angeles Lakers are 1.632 favorites on 1xbet with the underdog Dallas Mavericks at 2.36 odds. Betway has over 225.5 at 2.19 while the under is available at 1.90 odds. Luka Dončić is priced at 1.83 odds on Bet365 to score over 30.5 points against his former team. LeBron James is 1.90 to score over 24.5. Read more here.
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