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Fri Mar 4, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Dallas MavericksMavs
117
away
Chemistry Steady
Los Angeles LakersLakers
136
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Dallas MavericksMavs 35 30 24 28 117
Los Angeles LakersLakers 30 40 32 34 136

After Action Report

The Lakers outlasted the Mavericks 136-117. Lakers controlled the tempo from tip to buzzer. Lakers' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; second-chance points piled up for the Mavericks. 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 · 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.