Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-128 on April 5, 2026.

LeBron James scored 30 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Cooper Flagg scored 45 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Apr 5, 2026 · 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

134

Venue: American Airlines Center

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

Game recap

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-128 at home on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at American Airlines Center. Cooper Flagg had 45 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists for the Dallas Mavericks. LeBron James had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 15 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Dallas Mavericks led 67-61 at halftime. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 41-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: LeBron James (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers), Luke Kennard (triple-double, Los Angeles Lakers). Bench points: Los Angeles Lakers 35, Dallas Mavericks 46. P.J. Washington Jr. had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 0 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks?: The Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-128 on April 5, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: LeBron James scored 30 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Cooper Flagg scored 45 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	30	31	36	31	128
Dallas Mavericks	41	26	40	27	134

Game leaders

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 30 LeBron James
Rebounds: 16 Luke Kennard
Assists: 15 LeBron James

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 45 Cooper Flagg
Rebounds: 8 Cooper Flagg
Assists: 9 Cooper Flagg

Luke Kennard triple-double (15 PTS, 16 REB, 11 AST) · LeBron James double-double (30 PTS, 15 AST)

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Luke Kennard starter	41:10	15	16	11	1	0	3	5-17	1-5	4-4	3	+8
Rui Hachimura starter	39:02	21	7	1	1	0	0	9-13	3-5	0-0	1	+5
LeBron James starter	38:43	30	9	15	1	0	4	12-22	1-6	5-9	1	+1
Jake LaRavia starter	35:43	14	5	1	2	0	2	3-11	1-5	7-8	6	-3
Deandre Ayton starter	19:26	13	4	1	0	1	0	5-9	0-0	3-4	2	+0
Jaxson Hayes bench	27:12	23	4	2	0	0	3	8-10	0-0	7-8	4	-5
Maxi Kleber bench	12:42	2	1	3	1	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	+4
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	11:36	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	-19
Bronny James bench	8:45	5	0	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	-6
Kobe Bufkin bench	3:20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-14
Nick Smith Jr. bench	2:21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-1

Not available: Luka Dončić, Marcus Smart, Austin Reaves

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cooper Flagg starter	38:31	45	8	9	2	1	2	14-27	2-4	15-17	2	+11
Naji Marshall starter	31:38	13	6	7	2	0	2	5-9	0-2	3-6	2	-5
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	29:34	15	6	0	0	0	2	6-10	3-6	0-0	2	-2
Max Christie starter	25:12	8	1	2	2	0	1	2-6	2-6	2-2	0	+2
Daniel Gafford starter	19:54	7	7	0	2	2	0	2-4	0-0	3-4	3	+19
Brandon Williams bench	24:36	13	2	5	2	0	0	4-7	0-1	5-7	2	+10
Marvin Bagley III bench	21:29	9	4	0	1	1	0	4-7	1-1	0-0	1	-10
Klay Thompson bench	18:10	11	0	2	0	0	0	4-8	3-6	0-0	0	+4
Khris Middleton bench	17:39	8	2	0	0	0	0	3-5	2-3	0-0	4	+6
John Poulakidas bench	6:54	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	-1
Dwight Powell bench	6:22	0	2	2	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	-4

Not available: Dereck Lively II, Kyrie Irving, Caleb Martin, Tyler Smith

Team statistics
Los Angeles Lakers	Stat	Dallas Mavericks
26/33 (78%)	Free throws	28/36 (77%)
39/64 (60%)	2 pointers	32/56 (57%)
8/27 (29%)	3 pointers	14/32 (43%)
47/91 (51%)	Field goals	46/88 (52%)
49	Rebounds	38
38	Defensive rebounds	30
11	Offensive rebounds	8
36	Assists	27
12	Turnovers	7
6	Steals	11
1	Blocks	5
23	Fouls	22
9	Max points in a row	13
0:44	Time spent in lead	46:35
1	Biggest lead	22

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

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 1 Q1 10:26
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 22 Q2 8:53
Longest run: 13-0 Dallas Mavericks · Q1 0:02 to Q2 10:05

Scoring plays

Q1 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
11:33	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	3	2
10:13	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	3	5
9:22	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	3	7
8:41	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 3-pt field goal	3	10
8:18	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	5	10
8:12	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	5	12
8:03	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	7	12
7:54	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	7	14
7:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	9	14
7:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	12	14
6:50	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	12	15
6:50	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	12	16
6:50	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	12	17
6:31	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton Free throw	13	17
6:31	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton Free throw	14	17
6:08	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	16	17
5:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton Free throw	17	17
5:18	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	17	19
4:58	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal	20	19
4:45	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	20	21
4:28	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	22	21
4:10	Dallas Mavericks	Marvin Bagley III 3-pt field goal	22	24
3:39	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	22	26
3:22	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	22	28
3:22	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	22	29
2:57	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	24	29
2:44	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	24	31
2:24	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	24	33
2:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Bronny James 2-pt field goal	26	33
1:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	28	33
0:56	Dallas Mavericks	Khris Middleton 3-pt field goal	28	36
0:30	Dallas Mavericks	John Poulakidas 2-pt field goal	28	38
0:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	30	38
0:02	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	30	41

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
11:25	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	30	42
11:25	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	30	43
11:07	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	30	45
10:51	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	30	48
10:05	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 3-pt field goal	30	51
9:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	31	51
9:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	32	51
9:36	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	32	53
9:22	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	34	53
9:12	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	34	55
9:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	36	55
8:53	Dallas Mavericks	Khris Middleton 3-pt field goal	36	58
8:38	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	37	58
8:38	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	38	58
8:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Maxi Kleber 2-pt field goal	40	58
7:48	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	42	58
7:00	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	42	59
7:00	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	42	60
6:47	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	44	60
6:29	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	46	60
6:01	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	49	60
4:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	51	60
3:26	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	51	62
3:09	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	51	63
3:09	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	51	64
2:51	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	53	64
2:32	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	53	65
1:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	55	65
1:30	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	55	67
0:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	58	67
0:30	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	60	67
0:30	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	61	67

Q3 · 43 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
11:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	63	67
11:24	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	63	70
11:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard Free throw	64	70
10:05	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	66	70
9:54	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	66	71
9:54	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	66	72
9:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	67	72
9:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	68	72
9:25	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	70	72
9:08	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	70	75
8:50	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	72	75
8:39	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	72	77
8:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	74	77
7:41	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	74	80
7:24	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	76	80
7:15	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	76	82
6:55	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	76	84
6:30	Dallas Mavericks	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	76	86
6:15	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	78	86
6:03	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	78	88
5:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard Free throw	79	88
5:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 3-pt field goal	82	88
5:23	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	82	90
4:59	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	83	90
4:44	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	83	91
4:44	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	83	92
4:32	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	83	93
4:32	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	83	94
4:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	85	94
3:47	Dallas Mavericks	John Poulakidas 3-pt field goal	85	97
3:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	86	97
3:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	87	97
2:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Bronny James 3-pt field goal	90	97
2:35	Dallas Mavericks	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	90	99
2:15	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	90	100
1:57	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal	92	100
1:41	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	92	103
1:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	94	103
1:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	95	103
0:43	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	96	103
0:43	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	97	103
0:33	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	97	105
0:06	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	97	107

Q4 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
11:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	99	107
11:18	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	99	109
11:18	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	99	110
10:53	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	99	112
10:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	102	112
9:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard Free throw	103	112
9:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard Free throw	104	112
9:06	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	105	112
8:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	107	112
8:33	Dallas Mavericks	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	107	114
8:11	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	107	115
8:11	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	107	116
7:57	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	109	116
6:57	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	109	118
6:38	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	111	118
6:12	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	111	119
5:54	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	111	121
4:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	112	121
4:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	113	121
4:22	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	115	121
4:22	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	116	121
4:06	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	116	124
3:26	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	116	126
2:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	118	126
1:59	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	120	126
1:39	Dallas Mavericks	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	120	128
1:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	121	128
1:09	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	121	129
1:09	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	121	130
0:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	123	130
0:35	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	123	131
0:32	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	124	131
0:27	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	124	132
0:27	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	124	133
0:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	126	133
0:11	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	126	134
0:06	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	128	134

2025-26 season series

After this game: Los Angeles Lakers 3-1. Final series: Los Angeles Lakers 3-1.

Nov 28: Dallas Mavericks 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 129
Jan 24: Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Dallas Mavericks 110
Feb 12: Dallas Mavericks 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 124
Apr 5: Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Dallas Mavericks 134 (this game)

Highlights

Mavericks 134 - 128 Lakers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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