PREVIEW
Mavericks (0-1) at Los Angeles Lakers (0-1)
Time: 7 p.m., Friday
Place: Staples Center, Los Angeles
TV: ABC, ESPN
Radio: ESPN 103.3 FM
About the Mavericks: This is only the fourth time in their 41-year history that the Mavs have played a game on Christmas Day. The Mavs are 2-1 on Christmas Day. That includes road wins in 2003 against Sacramento (111-103) and in 2008 against Portland (102-94). In the one time they hosted a Christmas Day game in 2011, the Mavs lost to Miami, 105-94, a little over six months after they defeated the Heat in the NBA Finals.