Lakers plays Dallas, aims for 4th straight win

Lakers plays Dallas, aims for 4th straight win

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Lakers plays Dallas, aims for 4th straight win

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The Los Angeles Lakers picked up their fourth straight In-Season Tournament victory in dominant fashion on Tuesday night as they beat the Utah Jazz 131-99. It was the Lakers’ sixth win in seven games and they finished the group stage of the tournament a perfect 4-0.

But perhaps most importantly in Tuesday’s win was the fact that Anthony Davis and LeBron James did not touch the court in the fourth quarter.

With things well in hand, Darvin Ham was able to rest his stars on the night as Davis played just 29 minutes while LeBron played only 24. They were still extremely effective as Davis finished with 26 points and 16 rebounds while James added 17 points, seven rebounds and nine assists.

 

The Lakers have gone 8-4 against Western Conference teams. Los Angeles is eighth in the Western Conference with 26.1 assists per game led by LeBron James averaging 7.3. 

The Mavericks are 4-3 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas ranks third in the Western Conference shooting 38.8% from 3-point range.

The Lakers average 113.1 points per game, 7.3 fewer points than the 120.4 the Mavericks give up. The Mavericks average 16.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.0 more made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Lakers give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: James is shooting 57.1% and averaging 23.0 points for the Lakers. Anthony Davis is averaging 18.2 points over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.