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This afternoon, the Lakers will take on the Mavericks for the third time this season. The first two meetings happened at Staples Center, and the Lakers lost both of those matchups. The most recent matchup happened on Dec 29, in which the final score was 101-89. The Lakers have gone 3-7 in their last 10 games, while the Mavs have gone 5-5. The Mavs look to be completely healthy, while the Lakers are still missing Luol Deng and Larry Nance Jr.
For a more in depth summary of tonight's matchup, check out the game preview: Lakers vs Mavs
Here are tonight's projected starters:
| Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | |
| PG | D'Angelo Russell | Deron Williams |
| SG | Nick Young | Seth Curry |
| SF | Brandon Ingram | Wesley Matthews |
| PF | Julius Randle | Harrison Barnes |
| C | Timofey Mozgov | Dirk Nowitzki |
Tonight's drinking triggers include:
- The Mavs "small-ball" lineup
- Dirk playing center
- The Lakers "young core"
- An Ivica Zubac block
- A Lou Williams And-1
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LET'S GO LAKERS!
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