The Los Angeles Lakers are in the middle of a home stand they need to start taking advantage of, getting a crack at the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night in STAPLES Center. They’ll do so on a national stage with TNT carrying the game, meaning the world will be watching a Lakers squad that’s gone 2-13 through December.
Oh boy.
Tarik Black will be available for the Lakers after missing the previous five games, though head coach Luke Walton plans on playing Thomas Robinson ahead of him in the rotation for now. Robinson’s been an energetic plug in off the bench, doing his best to fill in the hustle play stats typically stacked up by Larry Nance, Jr.