Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 2/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Prime Video

The Dallas Mavericks (19-33) are hitting the road to crypto.com Arena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (32-20).

The Mavericks played the Spurs and ended up losing by a score of 138-125 in their last game. Dallas ended having earned a 43.8% FG percentage (46 out of 105) and knocked down 15 out of their 37 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mavericks made 18 of their 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 35 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to the defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 55.6% from the floor on 55 of 99 shooting. San Antonio doled out 34 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Furthermore, San Antonio pulled down 52 rebounds (12 offensive, 40 defensive) and added 4 rejections. San Antonio ended up shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of 20 attempts. They buried 14 of their 35 shots from distance. In relation to fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 16 and the Spurs accounted for 17 fouls.

Klay Thompson is one guy who was important for the contest. Thompson finished shooting 42.9% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played for 19 minutes played and also totaled 1 rebound. He recorded 19 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Dallas will take the court with a win-loss record of 19-33 so far this season. They are averaging 114.2 points per game (22nd in the league) on 47.0% from the field. The Mavericks are shooting 34.5% on 3-pointers (574 of 1,666) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 45.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,315 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.6 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 fouls. They give up 33.9% on shots from distance while they are 20th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.2). The Mavericks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (2,276 of 4,897) and they relinquish 47.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 13th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,408 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Lakers took a loss by a final score of 119-110 against the Thunder. The Lakers recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Thunder committed 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 69.6%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Los Angeles made 10 of their 31 attempts (32.3%). When all was said and done, the Lakers went 42 for 84 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Lakers allowed the Thunder to bury 42 of 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in this matchup. They shot 42.4% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 29 from the charity stripe (72.4%). When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Oklahoma City to grab 45 overall (14 on the offensive side).

LeBron James was important for the Lakers in the game. James totaled 22 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 10 dimes for this contest. He made 9 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 32-20 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lakers are shooting 49.9% from the field, which is ranked 1st in basketball. Los Angeles has totaled 6,033 points for the year (116.0 per contest) and they grab 41.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.1 times per contest. The Lakers are committing 18.8 fouls every game and they go 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Lakers on the defensive end are ranked 17th in the league in points given up per game with 115.9. They are able to force 14.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (27th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.5% on shots from distance (706 of 1,933) and their opposition makes 78.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 27.5 assists and 40.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 25th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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