Mavericks vs Lakers: head-to-head
38 meetings since 2015-16
Dallas Mavericks20wins
Los Angeles Lakers18Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Mavericks and the Lakers have met 38 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Mavericks lead the series 20-18, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Mavericks won 1 and the Lakers won 5. The most recent game, on April 5, 2026, ended Mavericks 134-128.
The home team won 21 of the 38 games (55%). These matchups averaged 219.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.9 points; 10 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Lakers in 2018-19, Mavericks in 2016-17, Mavericks in 2015-16. Their next meeting is scheduled for February 28, 2027 in Dallas.
Next meetings
| Feb 28, 2027 | Lakers @ Mavericks | 3:30 PM EST | LAL 64% |
| Mar 21, 2027 | Mavericks @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EDT | |
| Apr 6, 2027 | Mavericks @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Mavericks | LAL 73 – 122 DAL · 2017-01-22 |
| Lakers | DAL 115 – 138 LAL · 2020-12-25 |
2025-26 DAL 1 – 3 LAL
| 2026-04-05 | LAL 128 – 134 DAL | Final/OT |
| 2026-02-12 | DAL 104 – 124 LAL | Final |
| 2026-01-24 | LAL 116 – 110 DAL | Final |
| 2025-11-28 | DAL 119 – 129 LAL | Final |
2024-25 DAL 1 – 2 LAL
| 2025-04-09 | LAL 112 – 97 DAL | Final |
| 2025-02-25 | DAL 99 – 107 LAL | Final |
| 2025-01-07 | LAL 97 – 118 DAL | Final |
2023-24 DAL 2 – 1 LAL
| 2024-01-17 | DAL 110 – 127 LAL | Final |
| 2023-12-12 | LAL 125 – 127 DAL | Final |
| 2023-11-22 | DAL 104 – 101 LAL | Final |
2022-23 DAL 3 – 1 LAL
| 2023-03-17 | DAL 111 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2023-02-26 | LAL 111 – 108 DAL | Final |
| 2023-01-12 | DAL 119 – 115 LAL | Final/2OT |
| 2022-12-25 | LAL 115 – 124 DAL | Final |
2021-22 DAL 2 – 1 LAL
| 2022-03-29 | LAL 110 – 128 DAL | Final |
| 2022-03-01 | DAL 109 – 104 LAL | Final |
| 2021-12-15 | LAL 107 – 104 DAL | Final/OT |
2020-21 DAL 2 – 1 LAL
| 2021-04-24 | LAL 93 – 108 DAL | Final |
| 2021-04-22 | LAL 110 – 115 DAL | Final |
| 2020-12-25 | DAL 115 – 138 LAL | Final |
2019-20 DAL 1 – 3 LAL
| 2020-01-10 | LAL 129 – 114 DAL | Final |
| 2019-12-29 | DAL 95 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2019-12-01 | DAL 114 – 100 LAL | Final |
| 2019-11-01 | LAL 119 – 110 DAL | Final/OT |
2018-19 DAL 0 – 3 LAL
| 2019-01-07 | LAL 107 – 97 DAL | Final |
| 2018-11-30 | DAL 103 – 114 LAL | Final |
| 2018-10-31 | DAL 113 – 114 LAL | Final |
2017-18 DAL 1 – 3 LAL
| 2018-03-28 | DAL 93 – 103 LAL | Final |
| 2018-02-23 | DAL 102 – 124 LAL | Final |
| 2018-02-10 | LAL 123 – 130 DAL | Final |
| 2018-01-13 | LAL 107 – 101 DAL | Final |
2016-17 DAL 4 – 0 LAL
| 2017-03-07 | LAL 111 – 122 DAL | Final |
| 2017-01-22 | LAL 73 – 122 DAL | Final |
| 2016-12-29 | DAL 101 – 89 LAL | Final |
| 2016-11-08 | DAL 109 – 97 LAL | Final |
2015-16 DAL 3 – 0 LAL
| 2016-01-26 | DAL 92 – 90 LAL | Final |
| 2015-11-13 | LAL 82 – 90 DAL | Final |
| 2015-11-01 | DAL 103 – 93 LAL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.