Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks
47-19, 21-12 Away
98
47-19, 21-12 Away
47-20, 26-9 Home
114
47-20, 26-9 Home
Shot Chart
- Michael Finley made Two Point Shot.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed Layup.
- Adrian Griffin made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- Adrian Griffin missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed Layup.
- Raef LaFrentz missed Layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed Layup.
- Raef LaFrentz missed Tip Shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed Layup.
- Adrian Griffin made Two Point Shot.
- Michael Finley missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Greg Buckner missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Layup.
- Nick Van Exel made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
- Nick Van Exel missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- Nick Van Exel missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed Layup.
- Michael Finley missed Layup.
- Nick Van Exel made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Michael Finley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Greg Buckner missed Layup.
- Nick Van Exel missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made Layup.
- Michael Finley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Michael Finley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Nash missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Steve Nash made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Adrian Griffin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Michael Finley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
- ZhiZhi Wang missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed Layup.
- ZhiZhi Wang missed Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 20 ft Jumper.
- Greg Buckner made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Michael Finley missed Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.
- Nick Van Exel missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Greg Buckner missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eduardo Najera made Layup. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made Slam Dunk.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Eduardo Najera missed Layup.
- Steve Nash made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- ZhiZhi Wang made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Steve Nash missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Greg Buckner missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 8 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 11 ft Jumper.
- ZhiZhi Wang made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Robert Horry missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Rick Fox made 10 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox made 20 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rick Fox made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 3 ft Jumper.
- Lindsey Hunter missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
- Robert Horry made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Greg Buckner.
- Samaki Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond made 20 ft Jumper.
- Samaki Walker made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Richmond.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Mitch Richmond made 15 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond made 12 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Steve Nash.
- Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Robert Horry missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Dunk. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Robert Horry made 5 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Robert Horry missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rick Fox missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Mitch Richmond missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Richmond.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Richmond.
- Devean George missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Richmond.
- Derek Fisher made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 6 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed Layup. Blocked by ZhiZhi Wang.
- Rick Fox made Layup.
- Mark Madsen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
LAKERS
MAVERICKS
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Raef LaFrentz. Kobe Bryant gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Robert Horry missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Raef LaFrentz Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:25 | | Michael Finley made Two Point Shot. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:04 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:56 | | Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Rick Fox made 10 ft Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:19 | | Steve Nash missed 14 ft Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:17 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Adrian Griffin Personal Foul | 2 | 2 |
| 9:55 | | Raef LaFrentz Shooting Foul | 2 | 2 |
| 9:55 | | Rick Fox made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 3 | 2 |
| 9:55 | | Rick Fox made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:41 | | Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul | 4 | 2 |
| 9:41 | | Raef LaFrentz made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 4 | 3 |
| 9:41 | | Raef LaFrentz made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Adrian Griffin Shooting Foul | 4 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Los Angeles Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 5 | 4 |
| 9:21 | | Shaquille O'Neal Personal Foul | 5 | 4 |
| 9:14 | | Steve Nash missed 17 ft Jumper. | 5 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 8:48 | | Michael Finley missed 18 ft Jumper. | 5 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Adrian Griffin Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Adrian Griffin missed Layup. | 5 | 4 |
| 8:44 | | Robert Horry Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 8:38 | | Rick Fox made 20 ft Jumper. | 7 | 4 |
| 8:12 | | Adrian Griffin made Two Point Shot. | 7 | 6 |
| 8:00 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. | 7 | 6 |
| 7:56 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 7:56 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz. | 7 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 7:52 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. | 9 | 6 |
| 7:43 | | Steve Nash made Two Point Shot. | 9 | 8 |
| 7:18 | | Michael Finley Shooting Foul | 9 | 8 |
| 7:18 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 10 | 8 |
| 7:18 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 8 |
| 7:00 | | Steve Nash made Two Point Shot. | 11 | 10 |
| 6:43 | | Lindsey Hunter missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 10 |
| 6:41 | | Adrian Griffin Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 10 |
| 6:35 | | Rick Fox Shooting Foul | 11 | 10 |
| 6:35 | | Adrian Griffin made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 11 | 11 |
| 6:35 | | Adrian Griffin made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 12 |
| 6:22 | | Rick Fox made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter. | 13 | 12 |
| 6:07 | | Adrian Griffin missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 12 |
| 6:07 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot. | 15 | 12 |
| 5:39 | | Michael Finley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz. | 15 | 15 |
| 5:39 | | Lindsey Hunter Away From Ball Foul | 15 | 15 |
| 5:39 | | Steve Nash made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 15 | 16 |
| 5:39 | | Dallas Full Timeout. | 15 | 15 |
| 5:24 | | Robert Horry Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Finley. | 15 | 16 |
| 5:24 | | Rick Fox Personal Foul | 15 | 16 |
| 5:24 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 15 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox. | 15 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 15 | 18 |
| 5:05 | | Shaquille O'Neal made 3 ft Jumper. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:48 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed Layup. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:45 | | Raef LaFrentz Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:45 | | Raef LaFrentz missed Layup. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:43 | | Lindsey Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:37 | | Lindsey Hunter missed Jumper. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:37 | | Los Angeles Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:22 | | Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 17 | 21 |
| 4:07 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry. | 19 | 21 |
| 4:07 | | Dirk Nowitzki Shooting Foul | 19 | 21 |
| 4:07 | | Nick Van Exel enters the game for Steve Nash. | 19 | 21 |
| 4:07 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:49 | | Raef LaFrentz missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:46 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:38 | | Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:35 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:28 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed Layup. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:27 | | Raef LaFrentz Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:27 | | Raef LaFrentz missed Tip Shot. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:25 | | Devean George Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 21 |
| 3:23 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter. | 22 | 21 |
| 3:10 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed 13 ft Jumper. | 22 | 21 |
| 3:06 | | Adrian Griffin Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 21 |
| 3:06 | | Adrian Griffin missed Layup. | 22 | 21 |
| 3:04 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 21 |
| 2:57 | | Lindsey Hunter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 21 |
| 2:54 | | Adrian Griffin Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 21 |
| 2:45 | | Adrian Griffin made Two Point Shot. | 22 | 23 |
| 2:20 | | Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Hook Shot. | 24 | 23 |
| 2:10 | | Lindsey Hunter Shooting Foul | 24 | 23 |
| 2:10 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 24 | 23 |
| 2:10 | | Greg Buckner enters the game for Adrian Griffin. | 24 | 23 |
| 2:10 | | Derek Fisher enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 24 | 23 |
| 2:10 | | Samaki Walker enters the game for Lindsey Hunter. | 24 | 23 |
| 2:10 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 24 | 24 |
| 2:10 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 24 | 25 |
| 1:55 | | Kobe Bryant missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz. | 24 | 25 |
| 1:54 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 25 |
| 1:54 | | Robert Horry Loose Ball Foul | 24 | 25 |
| 1:54 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 24 | 26 |
| 1:54 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 24 | 27 |
| 1:39 | | Robert Horry made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:24 | | Michael Finley missed 5 ft Hook Shot. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:22 | | Robert Horry Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:07 | | Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Greg Buckner. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:04 | | Greg Buckner Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:02 | | Greg Buckner missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:02 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 29 |
| 1:02 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Layup. | 26 | 29 |
| 1:02 | | Defensive Goaltending | 26 | 29 |
| 52.6 | | Samaki Walker missed 6 ft Jumper. | 26 | 29 |
| 50.1 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 29 |
| 47.2 | | Dirk Nowitzki Personal Foul | 26 | 29 |
| 47.2 | | Steve Nash enters the game for Raef LaFrentz. | 26 | 29 |
| 47.2 | | Robert Horry made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 27 | 29 |
| 47.2 | | Robert Horry made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 28 | 29 |
| 11.7 | | Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Jumper. | 28 | 29 |
| 9.6 | | Greg Buckner Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 29 |
| 7.0 | | Nick Van Exel made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Greg Buckner. | 28 | 31 |
| 0.5 | | Derek Fisher missed 14 ft Jumper. | 28 | 31 |
| 0.2 | | Devean George Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 31 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 28 | 31 | |
Regular Season Series
LAL win 3-1
Game Information
American Airlines Center
12:30 AM, 20 March 2002
Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,112
- Referees:
- Eddie F. Rush
- Ken Mauer
- George Toliver
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2 | W3 |
| Golden State | 16 | 16 | .500 | 4.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 9 | 21 | .300 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 8 | 23 | .258 | 12 | W1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 8 | .742 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 25 | .242 | 16 | L3 |
NBA News