The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers meet Thursday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

After winning eight of 11 games, the Los Angeles Lakers have dropped back-to-back contests to the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs to start this week. They're still in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 32-21 record, but they're only half a game ahead of the seventh-place Phoenix Suns.

Dallas sits 12th in the West at 19-34. Their last game was a 120-111 road loss at Phoenix, extending their skid to eight straight. The Mavericks have gone 0-8 over their last eight games and haven't won since beating Golden State at home on January 22.

Famous and familiar faces will not be on the court when the Dallas Mavericks are welcomed into town by the Los Angeles Lakers for the final NBA game before the All-Star break. The Mavericks are slugging toward the break on an eight game loss streak.

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, and if you're wondering how you can watch all the action live, you've come to the right place. This will be the Lakers' final game before the long All-Star break. They have lost two games in a ...