Game ID: 22400504
Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 24 31 34 29 118LAL 27 23 26 21 97
DAL vs LAL ScoutingDAL vs LAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DAL availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 17 since 11/22, returns tonight: 20 min (132% of 15)
BACK Dončić back 12/23 after 2, 23 min since (64% of 36)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 9 min since (56% of 16)
DAL availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Marshall missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 3 since 12/27, returns tonight: 20 min (88% of 23)
BACK Dončić back 12/23 after 2, 23 min since (64% of 36)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 13 min since (81% of 16)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 20 min since (132% of 15)
NEW Kleber 19 to 25 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Marshall missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Lively II back 1/01 after 3, 20 min since (88% of 23)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 15 min since (93% of 16)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 11 min since (73% of 15)
NEW Grimes 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Kleber 19 to 28 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/06 · 2 days' restOUT Marshall missed 4 since 12/28, returns tonight: 33 min (118% of 28)
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Lively II back 1/01 after 3, 24 min since (103% of 23)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 17 min since (106% of 16)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 14 min since (94% of 15)
NEW Grimes 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Kleber 19 to 27 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Irving missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 1/06 after 4, 33 min since (118% of 28)
BACK Lively II back 1/01 after 3, 27 min since (116% of 23)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 11 min since (72% of 15)
NEW Grimes 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Kleber 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 16 to 21 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 1/06 after 4, 31 min since (111% of 28)
BACK Lively II back 1/01 after 3, 25 min since (108% of 23)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 9 min since (60% of 15)
NEW Grimes 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Kleber 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 16 to 22 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/12 · 2 days' restOUT Irving missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 1/06 after 4, 29 min since (105% of 28)
BACK Lively II back 1/01 after 3, 27 min since (116% of 23)
NEW Grimes 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 16 to 24 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 5 since 1/03, returns tonight: 30 min (84% of 36)
OUT Edwards missed 6 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 15)
OUT Powell missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 14 min (143% of 10)
BACK Marshall back 1/06 after 4, 30 min since (107% of 28)
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lively II 23 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 16 to 23 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 7 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Irving back 1/14 after 5, 30 min since (84% of 36)
BACK Marshall back 1/06 after 4, 28 min since (101% of 28)
BACK Williams back 1/14 after 2, 4 min since (28% of 15)
BACK Powell back 1/14 after 2, 14 min since (143% of 10)
NEW Hardy 16 to 22 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/31 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 14 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 25 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 15 since 11/27, returns tonight: 18 min (96% of 19)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 18 min since (96% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 28 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 14 min since (76% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 12/31, returns tonight: 24 min (114% of 21)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 29 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (61% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/13 · 5 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 30 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (62% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 31 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/07, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 21 min since (98% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (63% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 32 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 22 min since (106% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 22 min (75% of 29)
OUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 33 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Washington at 16 and Grimes at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Irving (2 straight), Edwards (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 28 a game. Without Vincent (4 straight), Vanderbilt (29 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-1 a night and Dallas minus-5 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 15 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it the Lakers 115, Dallas 114, Dallas keeping it close.
12/30 @ SAC 100-110 — DAL notes
DAL lost 100-110. DAL shot 42% (32 of 76) to SAC's 42%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAC's 19 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 36-58 against them. Dinwiddie led with 30 (8 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Washington added 28, Grimes 11. Q1 was theirs, 37-23, but the other 3 periods went 87-63 against them. They led by as many as 18. Grimes's -18 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/01 @ HOU 99-110 — DAL notes
DAL lost 99-110. DAL shot 53% (40 of 75) to HOU's 47%, 11 of 28 from three, and got to the line 16 times to HOU's 23. DAL turned it over 20 times to HOU's 12, and HOU turned those into 17 steals. Grimes led with 17 (6 of 13, 2 of 7 from three); Irving added 16, Thompson 16. Q1 was theirs, 30-24, but the other 3 periods went 86-69 against them. They led by as many as 10. Gafford's -27 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 vs CLE 122-134 — DAL notes
DAL lost 122-134. DAL shot 43% (43 of 100) to CLE's 53%, 12 of 44 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CLE's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. DAL turned it over 12 times to CLE's 7. Grimes led with 26 (9 of 14, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Hardy added 17, Thompson 16. Q4 was theirs, 37-34, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 100-85 against them. Hardy's -19 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 @ MEM 104-119 — DAL notes
DAL lost 104-119. DAL took 10 more shots (98 to 88), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to MEM's 45%, 13 of 36 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MEM's 35. Washington led with 17 (7 of 22, 2 of 8 from three); Marshall added 16, Thompson 15. Q1 was theirs, 36-26, but the other 3 periods went 93-68 against them. They led by as many as 12. Washington's -18 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 vs LAL 118-97 — DAL notes
DAL won 118-97. DAL shot 52% (45 of 86) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 38 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAL's 24. The glass went 44-33 for them. Grimes led with 23 (8 of 17, 6 of 11 from three); Washington added 22, Dinwiddie 19. The hinge was Q2, 31-23: DAL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 21. Dinwiddie was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/09 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Washington at 18 and Grimes at 17 a game. Without Irving (3 straight), Edwards (4 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Simons at 26 and Avdija at 19 a game. Without Grant (5 straight), Thybulle (36 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Dallas 115, Portland 109.
1/12 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Grimes at 18 and Hardy at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Irving (4 straight), Edwards (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 41 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Gordon (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-5 a night and Denver plus-1 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 14 times a game to Denver's 11. Call it Dallas 116, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
1/14 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Washington at 17 and Hardy at 15 a game. Without Irving (5 straight), Edwards (6 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Westbrook at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Dallas plus-1 and the defense, Denver allowing 108 a night to Dallas's 115. Call it Denver 115, Dallas 114, Dallas keeping it close.
1/15 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 21 and Williamson at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jones (3 straight), Payton (19 straight), Robinson-Earl (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Washington at 15 and Dinwiddie at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Edwards (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New Orleans 113, Dallas 112, Dallas keeping it close.
12/31 vs CLE 110-122 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-122. LAL shot 44% (42 of 95) to CLE's 48%, 9 of 35 from three. Reaves led with 35 (11 of 20, 1 of 4 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Davis added 28, James 23. Q2 was theirs, 23-24, but the other 3 periods went 98-87 against them. Hachimura's -17 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 vs POR 114-106 — LAL notes
LAL won 114-106. LAL shot 46% (43 of 94) to POR's 50%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 14 times to POR's 21. LAL turned it over 12 times to POR's 18. James led with 38 (15 of 25, 7 of 10 from three); Christie added 28, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: LAL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 15. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/03 vs ATL 119-102 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-102. LAL shot 49% (43 of 88) to ATL's 41%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to ATL's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. LAL turned it over 18 times to ATL's 8, and ATL turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 56-39 for them. L. James led with 30 (13 of 20, 2 of 5 from three); Reaves added 20, Davis 18. The hinge was Q4, 23-16: a lead of 10 became 17. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/05 @ HOU 115-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 115-119. LAL shot 49% (38 of 78) to HOU's 47%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 28 times to HOU's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 39-49 against them. Davis led with 30 (10 of 18, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Reaves added 21, James 21. Q3 was theirs, 40-24, the deficit cut from 18 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 95-75 against them.
1/07 @ DAL 97-118 — LAL notes
LAL lost 97-118. LAL shot 45% (34 of 75) to DAL's 52%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to DAL's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 33-44 against them. Davis led with 21 (7 of 18, 7 of 9 at the line); James added 18, Reaves 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-24, but the other 3 periods went 94-70 against them. Reaves's -25 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 24 a game. Without Vanderbilt (30 straight). 5 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Johnson at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 4 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the arc, the Lakers at 36 percent from three to San Antonio's 31. Call it the Lakers 113, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/15 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 25 and Davis at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Vanderbilt (31 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 16 a game. Without Butler III (6 straight), Richardson (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 114. Call it Miami 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/17 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 22 a game. Without Vanderbilt (32 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 118, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Clowney at 13 and K. Johnson at 13 a game. Without Thomas (7 straight), Watford (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32. Call it the Lakers 115, Brooklyn 108.
1/19 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 98, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight), Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 98 a night to the Lakers' 114 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it the Clippers 114, the Lakers 104, the Clippers by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
DALBW B. Williams
DL D. Lively II
DP D. Powell
JH J. Hardy
KT K. Thompson
MK M. Kleber
NM N. Marshall
OP O. Prosper
PW P. Washington
QG Q. Grimes
SD S. Dinwiddie
LAL/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Mavericks end 5-game losing streak with a 118-97 victory over Lakers
DALLAS -- — Quinten Grimes had 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a five-game skid with a 118-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Grimes matched his career high with six 3-pointers on 6-for-11 shooting. P.J. Washington shot 9 for 14 and finished with 22 points and eight rebounds for the Mavs, who shot 52% (18 of 38) from the field.
The Mavericks ended their losing streak without their top scorers. Luka Doncic has been out with a left calf strain since Dec. 25, and Kyrie Irving has been sidelined the past two games with a bulging disk in his back.
Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 21 points and 12 rebounds. LeBron James added 18 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Los Angeles lost its second straight and for the third time in five games.
Takeaways Lakers: Los Angeles was 11 of 35 from 3-point range and shot 45% overall from the field. The Lakers were outrebounded 44-33 and trailed by as many as 21 points.
Mavericks: Dallas hadn’t lost six consecutive games since Jan. 23-Feb. 1, 2021.
Key moment The Mavs finished the first half on an 11-0 run to take a five-point lead. They kept it going early in the third quarter, building a 16-point advantage with three minutes remaining in the period.
Key stat The Mavericks' reserves outscored the Lakers bench 50-25, including 38 combined points from Grimes and Jaden Hardy .
Up next The Lakers start a five-game homestand against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. The Mavericks host the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.