Up next for Lakers: at Dallas on Friday night

Mavericks point guard Rajon Rondo tries to get off a shot against the defense of Suns center Alex Len, left, and point guard Goran Dragic on Tuesday.

By Mike Bresnahan

Dec. 25, 2014 8:35 PM PT

When: 5:30 PST.

Where: American Airlines Center.

On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 9-20; Mavericks 20-10.

Record vs. Mavericks: 0-1.

Update: Dallas hasn’t exactly been incredible since acquiring Rajon Rondo, going 1-2 with losses to Atlanta and Phoenix. It hasn’t been Rondo’s fault, though. He’s averaging 12.7 points, 9.3 assists, 5.7 rebounds and two steals with Dallas. The Mavericks clubbed the Lakers last month in Dallas, 140-106, shooting 62.2% overall and scoring 110 points through three quarters.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

Up next for Lakers: at Dallas on Friday night

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