Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Prime Video

The Dallas Mavericks (5-14) are headed to crypto.com Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (13-4).

The Mavericks faced the Heat and took a loss by a final of 106-102 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 19 while the Heat racked up 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 5 of their 27 shots from downtown. Miami ended up shooting 70.8% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of 24 tries. Moreover, Miami had 53 rebounds (14 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Miami recorded 22 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 44.2% from the field on 42 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 50 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 14 of 16 tries for a rate of 87.5%. Dallas wrapped up the game having earned a 39.2% FG percentage (38 of 97) and knocked down 12 out of their 40 shots from downtown.

P.J. Washington is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He was able to score 27 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins and also snagged 8 rebounds. Washington finished the game shooting 47.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Dallas comes into this game with a win-loss record of 5-14 so far this year. They are averaging 109.5 points per game (29th in the league) while hitting 44.1% from the floor. The Mavericks are shooting 31.8% on three-point attempts (213 of 669) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 45.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 453 assists so far this year, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.4 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks have forced 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.9 fouls. They are conceding 31.9% from 3-point land and they rank 16th in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.5). The Mavericks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (804 of 1,779) and they relinquish 49.6 boards per game as a squad. They are 12th in the NBA in giving up assists with 469 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Lakers walked away with a victory by a final of 135-118 when they played the Clippers. When discussing rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Los Angeles to grab 29 overall (7 offensive). They wrapped up this game 37.1% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 35 and finished the contest at 21 out of 24 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Lakers permitted the Clippers to make 42 out of 81 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 51.9% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Lakers finished shooting 50 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.5%. When talking about 3-point shots, Los Angeles converted 13 of 29 tries (44.8%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. The Clippers were called for 22 fouls in the game which took the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Lakers collected 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest.

Luka Doncic was important for the Lakers in this matchup. He made 14 out of 28 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 9 rebounds. Doncic recorded 43 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accounted for 13 assists in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a record of 13-4 on the year. The Lakers commit 20.2 personal fouls every game and they go 79.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.0 times per game (16th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.4 times per game. Los Angeles has tallied 2,011 points so far this season (118.3 per game) and they pull in 41.2 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Lakers are shooting 51.0% from the field, which is 1st in the league.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the league in PPG allowed with 114.8. They are able to force 16.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (20th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.7% on 3-pointers (233 of 652) and opponents are knocking down 80.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 26.9 dimes and 39.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 18th and 2nd in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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