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LeBron on the looking-healthier Jarred Vanderbilt of late: β€œHis activity alone helps our ball club … he’s starting to get healthier and healthier … his quick twitch … rebounding, defending, picking up full court, you can’t do that with a bad heel.”

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LAL's lead is 120-97 into a Mavericks time out with 4:44 to play, after a transition 3 from Reaves, courtesy of LeBron's 8th assist.

Mavs empty their bench out of the time out.

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D'Angelo Russell had been averaging 19.2 points per game on 48.6% FG's in the 5 games since he returned from the tailbone injury, and tonight, he's up to 29 points on 11 of 20 FG's after hitting his 5th triple to give LAL breathing room at 105-82, with 10:25 to play.

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The starting lineup change is one thing, but moving Reaves and Russell together again has made almost all of L.A.'s bench groups big, with Vanderbilt, Hachimura, and Wood, plus a sprinkling of Christie, all making an impact.

LAL hold a 97-80 lead after a dominant 42-27 3rd Q.

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LAL pushed their biggest lead further, to 22 with Russell's 4th 3-pointer, but Dallas hit B2B 3's to force a Lakers time out at the 4:00 mark.

Lakers lead is 89-73.

Anthony Davis is 1 assist away from his 2nd triple-double in 3 games (22-10-9).

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LAL's biggest lead of 79-64 comes courtesy of a Reaves steal, transition push and ensuing alley-oop layup to Prince.

It's a 24-11 gap in the 3rd Q thus far.

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A good push from the Lakers early in the 3rd Q, capped by a Russell 3 and a Davis layup, both in transition, have LAL up 69-59, forcing Jason Kidd's time out.

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Not a strong close to the 1st half for the Lakers, who allowed the 4 FT's to Dallas, then turned it over on their final two possessions.

They lead 55-53 heading into the half, nonetheless, with Davis going for 16-8-5, and D'Angelo Russell 13 points.

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Two fouls away from the basketball result in 4 Mavericks FT's: a Prince flagrant 1 by throwing Williams to the floor, and then a Reaves hold of Hardaway Jr.

Mavericks get 4 point on one trip despite not taking a field goal attempt, trimming LAL's lead to 2.

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Dallas will win their challenge, the refs ruling that Williams didn't foul Davis, so Davis won't get 2 FT's. Neither team had possession, however, so it'll be a jump ball at midcourt.

LAL lead 50-45 at the 3:02 mark of the 2nd Q.

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A 12-2 Lakers run allowed a 32-23 lead late in the 1st Q, with Anthony Davis leading the way yet again (10 points, 4 boards, 3 assists), still early against Dallas.

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Same starters for the Lakers, against a Mavs lineup that skews offensively as well as Tim Hardaway Jr., typical sixth man, starts in place of Josh Green (who’s been starting for also injured Dante Exum).

THJ joins Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic, Derrick Jones Jr. + Dereck Lively.

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