Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks Live Score and Stats
Key Points:
- Cooper Flagg scored 45 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 134-128 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, ending Dallas' longest home losing streak in 32 years at 14 games.
- The Lakers played without injured stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, both sidelined for the remainder of the regular season due to hamstring and oblique strains, respectively.
- Flagg, a 19-year-old rookie, recorded back-to-back 40-point games, becoming the first rookie since Allen Iverson to achieve this feat, while Luke Kennard notched his first career triple-double for the Lakers.
- Despite LeBron James' 30 points and 15 assists, the Lakers led for only 13 seconds early in the game and fell into a tie for third place in the Western Conference.
- The Mavericks will visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, while the Lakers will host Oklahoma City on the same day.