Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks?

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-97 on April 9, 2025.

Luka Dončić scored 45 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Naji Marshall scored 23 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Apr 9, 2025 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks head-to-head · Los Angeles Lakers schedule · Dallas Mavericks schedule

Final

Away

Dallas Mavericks

Venue: American Airlines Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-97 on the road on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at American Airlines Center. Luka Dončić had 45 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. Naji Marshall had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists for the Dallas Mavericks.

The Los Angeles Lakers led 60-57 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 29-21. Double-digit figures in two categories: Anthony Davis (double-double, Dallas Mavericks). Bench points: Los Angeles Lakers 11, Dallas Mavericks 35. LeBron James had 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks?: The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-97 on April 9, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Luka Dončić scored 45 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Naji Marshall scored 23 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	26	34	23	29	112
Dallas Mavericks	30	27	19	21	97

Game leaders

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 45 Luka Dončić
Rebounds: 8 Luka Dončić
Assists: 6 Luka Dončić

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 23 Naji Marshall
Rebounds: 11 Anthony Davis
Assists: 8 Naji Marshall

Anthony Davis double-double (13 PTS, 11 REB)

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Austin Reaves starter	38:27	11	4	4	1	2	4-10	1-5	2-2	3	+19
Luka Dončić starter	38:03	45	8	6	4	3	16-28	7-10	6-9	4	+26
Rui Hachimura starter	37:30	15	2	2	1	1	5-10	3-7	2-2	2	+21
LeBron James starter	36:17	27	7	3	1	2	11-20	0-4	5-6	2	+18
Jaxson Hayes starter	13:31	3	5	0	2	0	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	-9
Dorian Finney-Smith bench	32:53	5	5	5	1	0	2-8	1-6	0-0	0	+29
Gabe Vincent bench	17:10	2	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-3	0-0	0	-16
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	12:51	2	5	1	2	0	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	-9
Jordan Goodwin bench	8:34	0	2	0	2	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-2
Dalton Knecht bench	1:35	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-1
Trey Jemison bench	1:35	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-1
Bronny James bench	1:34	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+0

Not available: Maxi Kleber

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Naji Marshall starter	36:22	23	4	8	1	0	2	9-14	2-5	3-4	3	-9
Anthony Davis starter	33:22	13	11	6	0	1	4	5-13	0-2	3-5	2	-10
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	32:35	14	5	3	2	1	5	4-12	3-7	3-4	1	-25
Klay Thompson starter	27:48	6	2	1	0	0	0	2-8	2-7	0-0	0	-19
Dereck Lively II starter	15:11	6	0	0	1	0	1	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	-17
Spencer Dinwiddie bench	29:11	5	3	4	0	0	2	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	+0
Max Christie bench	27:38	11	3	3	1	2	3	5-8	1-4	0-2	0	-7
Caleb Martin bench	21:11	9	3	2	1	0	2	3-7	0-0	3-4	2	+4
Daniel Gafford bench	15:07	10	6	3	0	2	0	4-6	0-0	2-2	3	+7
Dwight Powell bench	1:35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Kyrie Irving, Jaden Hardy, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Dante Exum

Team statistics
Los Angeles Lakers	Stat	Dallas Mavericks
16/21 (76%)	Free throws	16/23 (69%)
30/54 (55%)	2 pointers	27/46 (58%)
12/36 (33%)	3 pointers	9/26 (34%)
42/90 (46%)	Field goals	36/72 (50%)
39	Rebounds	38
24	Defensive rebounds	29
15	Offensive rebounds	9
22	Assists	30
9	Turnovers	19
14	Steals	6
0	Blocks	6
16	Fouls	14
9	Max points in a row	12
31:36	Time spent in lead	10:22
16	Biggest lead	6

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Dallas Mavericks ahead)

Largest margin: 15 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 16 Q4 1:35
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 6 Q2 11:44
Longest run: 12-0 Dallas Mavericks · Q3 1:31 to Q4 9:59

Scoring plays

Q1 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
11:56	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	1	0
11:56	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	2	0
11:01	Dallas Mavericks	Dereck Lively II 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	4	2
9:42	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	4	4
9:18	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	4	7
8:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	5	7
8:11	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	5	10
7:47	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	7	10
7:25	Dallas Mavericks	Dereck Lively II 2-pt field goal	7	12
7:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	9	12
6:51	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	11	12
6:44	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	11	14
6:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	14	14
6:17	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 3-pt field goal	14	17
6:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	17	17
5:45	Dallas Mavericks	Dereck Lively II 2-pt field goal	17	19
5:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	18	19
4:59	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	21	19
4:41	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	21	21
3:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	24	21
2:40	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	24	24
1:26	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	24	25
1:26	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	24	26
1:17	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	25	26
1:17	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	26	26
0:43	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	26	28
0:30	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	26	29
0:30	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	26	30

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
11:44	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	26	31
11:44	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	26	32
11:19	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	28	32
10:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal	30	32
10:22	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	30	34
10:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	31	34
10:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	32	34
10:00	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	32	36
9:23	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	34	36
9:16	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	34	38
8:41	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	34	40
8:23	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 2-pt field goal	36	40
7:58	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	38	40
7:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	40	40
7:05	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	42	40
6:45	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	42	43
6:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	45	43
5:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 3-pt field goal	48	43
5:19	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	48	45
5:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	49	45
3:39	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	52	45
3:26	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	52	46
3:26	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	52	47
3:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	53	47
2:41	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	53	49
2:28	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	53	51
2:11	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	55	51
1:07	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	55	53
0:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	58	53
0:39	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	58	55
0:28	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	60	55
0:05	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	60	57

Q3 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
10:16	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	60	58
9:40	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	60	60
9:06	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	62	60
8:49	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	64	60
8:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	65	60
8:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	65	60
7:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	69	60
7:44	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	69	62
7:29	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	71	62
7:08	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	73	62
6:47	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	73	65
6:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	76	65
6:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	78	65
5:43	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	78	67
4:58	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	78	69
4:28	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis Free throw	78	70
3:58	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	78	72
2:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	80	72
2:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	81	72
1:57	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	83	72
1:31	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	83	74
1:01	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	83	76

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
11:21	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	83	78
10:50	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	83	80
10:26	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis Free throw	83	81
10:26	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis Free throw	83	82
9:59	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	83	84
9:41	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	85	84
9:00	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	85	87
8:39	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	87	87
8:10	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	89	87
8:10	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	90	87
7:26	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	92	87
7:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura Free throw	93	87
7:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura Free throw	94	87
6:49	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	94	90
6:19	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	96	90
6:07	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	96	93
5:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	99	93
4:43	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	101	93
4:04	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	103	93
3:30	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	105	93
2:16	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	105	94
2:05	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	108	94
1:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	110	94
1:34	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin Free throw	110	95
0:54	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin Free throw	110	96
0:54	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin Free throw	110	97
0:31	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	112	97

2024-25 season series

After this game: Los Angeles Lakers 2-1. Final series: Los Angeles Lakers 2-1.

Jan 7: Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Dallas Mavericks 118
Feb 25: Dallas Mavericks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 107
Apr 9: Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Dallas Mavericks 97 (this game)

Highlights

Dallas Mavericks 97-112 Los Angeles Lakers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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