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Fri Mar 4, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Dallas MavericksMavs
106
away
Chemistry Hot
Los Angeles LakersLakers
117
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Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Dallas MavericksMavs 31 28 26 21 106
Los Angeles LakersLakers 27 23 40 27 117

After Action Report

In a track meet, the Lakers pulled away from the Mavericks 117-106. The breakneck pace played right into Lakers' hands. Lakers' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Mavericks' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim. The Lakers locker room is humming, and it showed.

What tipped it

  • Lakers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Lakers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Mavericks · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Mavericks · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Mavericks · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.