The Los Angeles Lakers have won their last three games, which is already a season-high streak for the team. Lonzo Ball, Brook Lopez and the rest of the Lakers will look to extend that stretch to four when they take on Dirk Nowitzki, Dennis Smith, Jr. and the rest of the lottery-bound Dallas Mavericks in a matchup of two franchises who have typically fielded much better rosters.
The Lakers and Mavericks are in similar positions. Both are looking for ways to move forward after decades of building around the best player in their franchises’ history. Although, the Lakers are slightly further ahead in that regard with a few more first-round picks on their roster and Kobe Bryant off trying to win Oscars while Nowitzki continues to play for the Mavericks.