UP NEXT FOR THE LAKERS: Thursday vs. Dallas

LAKERS TONIGHT

VS. DALLAS

When: 7:30.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: TNT; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 53-20, Mavericks 53-21

Record vs. Mavericks: 1-1.

Update: The Lakers have lost the season series to the Mavericks only three times since Dallas joined the NBA in 1980. Because of a slight quirk in the schedule, Thursday’s game will be the last regular-season meeting between the teams.

—MIKE BRESNAHAN