Los Angeles Lakers 97, Dallas Mavericks 118 — Recap

January 7, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 97, Dallas Mavericks 118. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 27-24 DAL; Q2 LAL 23-31 DAL; Q3 LAL 26-34 DAL; Q4 LAL 21-29 DAL.

Top performers (box score): Quentin Grimes (DAL) 23 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; P.J. Washington (DAL) 22 points, 8 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Anthony Davis (LAL) 21 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists on 7-of-18 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 18 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Jaden Hardy (DAL) 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Quentin Grimes

23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 6 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · DAL

P.J. Washington

22 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · LAL

Anthony Davis

21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 7-18 FG

Season highs

Quentin Grimes · Season-high 6 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAL	27	23	26	21		97
DAL	24	31	34	29		118

🧮 How They Scored

LALDAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.7%Effective FG%64.1%

10.5%Turnover %8.4%

15.2%Offensive rebound %26.3%

0.320Free-throw rate0.169

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Davis F-C	35	21	12	3	—	2	2	7-18	0-2	7-9	-19
LeBron James F	35	18	10	8	1	—	2	6-12	1-4	5-6	-12
Austin Reaves G	32	15	2	1	3	—	1	5-14	4-11	1-2	-25
Max Christie G	30	12	1	3	1	1	2	5-9	1-4	1-1	-22
Dorian Finney-Smith F	28	11	3	—	—	—	1	3-4	3-4	2-2	+3
Rui Hachimura F	26	6	1	2	1	—	1	3-5	0-2	—	-8
Gabe Vincent G	24	—	1	2	—	—	—	0-4	0-3	—	-5
Dalton Knecht F	16	13	—	—	—	1	1	5-8	2-5	1-2	-8
Jaxson Hayes C	12	1	3	1	1	2	—	0-1	—	1-2	-5
Bronny James G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
P.J. Washington F	39	22	8	—	1	—	1	9-14	3-3	1-2	+13
Quentin Grimes G	29	23	9	6	1	—	—	8-17	6-11	1-2	+13
Klay Thompson G	29	13	—	2	1	—	3	5-10	3-6	—	+19
Naji Marshall F	29	7	5	2	1	—	1	2-11	1-6	2-2	-13
Maxi Kleber F	29	5	3	5	1	—	1	2-3	1-1	—	+21
Jaden Hardy G	22	15	3	2	1	—	—	6-11	3-6	—	+13
Dereck Lively II C	19	7	6	3	—	—	1	3-3	—	1-2	-4
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	5	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	3-4	+11
Brandon Williams G	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	+4
Dwight Powell F-C	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Davis	Bench	35	21	47.8	32.4	-27.5	13.4
LeBron James	Bench	35	18	61.5	22.4	-20.3	18.9
Austin Reaves	Bench	32	15	50.4	23.9	-37.6	6.6
Dalton Knecht	Bench	16	13	73.2	29.4	-29.5	9.3
Max Christie	Bench	30	12	63.6	17.2	-40.1	7.4
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	28	11	112.7	10.2	+3.1	7.9
Rui Hachimura	Bench	26	6	60.0	10.9	-17.6	4.6
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	12	1	26.6	8.3	-27.1	1.1
Gabe Vincent	Bench	24	—	0.0	8.0	-18.9	-1.9
Bronny James	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-133.3	0.0

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Quentin Grimes	Bench	29	23	64.3	27.7	+22.8	21.0
P.J. Washington	Bench	39	22	73.9	18.4	+19.9	12.4
Jaden Hardy	Bench	22	15	68.2	22.9	+33.4	12.6
Klay Thompson	Bench	29	13	65.0	20.6	+33.3	6.9
Naji Marshall	Bench	29	7	29.5	20.0	-18.9	1.9
Dereck Lively II	Bench	19	7	90.2	11.4	-4.3	9.7
Maxi Kleber	Bench	29	5	83.3	6.3	+36.2	7.3
Brandon Williams	Bench	1	4	100.0	50.0	+133.3	88.9
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	5	3	85.2	15.4	+97.3	40.7
Dwight Powell	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	+133.3	22.2