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Up next for the Lakers: vs. Dallas on Sunday

Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is pressured by Lakers forward Ryan Kelly during a game on April 4, 2014.

Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is pressured by Lakers forward Ryan Kelly during a game on April 4, 2014.

(Gus Ruelas / Associated Press)
By Mike Bresnahan
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When: 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Staples Center.

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

Records: Lakers 0-2, Mavericks 1-1.

Record vs. Mavericks (2014-15): 0-4

Update: The Lakers have lost seven consecutive games against the Mavericks, their longest skid in 34 years of playing Dallas. The Mavericks completely retooled their backcourt, signing Wesley Matthews and Deron Williams while letting Rajon Rondo and Monta Ellis leave via free agency. Dirk Nowitzki, in his 18th NBA season, is averaging 13.5 points and eight rebounds in a victory over Phoenix and a loss to the Clippers.

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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.

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