{"id":783690,"date":"2026-07-11T07:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/783690\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T07:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:06:20","slug":"lakers-vs-mavericks-summer-league-preview-tv-stream-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/783690\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs. Mavericks Summer League Preview: TV Stream, How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a dominant start<\/a> in the Las Vegas Summer League, the Lakers are back at it on Saturday as they take on the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n

Start time and TV schedule<\/p>\n

Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks<\/p>\n

Where: Thomas & Mack Center<\/p>\n

Exactly a week ago, this Lakers team was blown out<\/a> by the Golden State Warriors in their first game together. They looked lost on the court, and it didn\u2019t seem like there would be much to be excited about for the summer.<\/p>\n

Since then though, they\u2019ve bounced back significantly and won three straight games, including a strong showing against the Oklahoma City Thunder. In the process, Cameron Carr has continued to shine, while Adou Theiro has found his footing after an up-and-down start.<\/p>\n

The two have also received sufficient help, and in Friday\u2019s win, it was the likes of Arthur Kaluma and Anton Watson who combined for 33 points.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a fun team to root for. This squad has the right mix of talent along with the requisite shooting, athleticism, height and two-way production to succeed.<\/p>\n

And on Saturday, they have a chance to build on their success against a Mavericks team led by Morez Johnson Jr., whom Dallas selected at No. 9 in this year\u2019s NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

Dallas began the tournament with a loss to the Warriors, so look for them to be determined to bounce back in this one. They also have a roster that can really score, especially inside the paint. Look for Johnson to get most of the team\u2019s touches and production going.<\/p>\n

As for the Lakers, it\u2019ll be interesting to see if they can maintain their overall production. Since their first game together, their ball movement has improved.<\/p>\n

Players know their roles and they seem to have a competitive game plan, at least based on how they\u2019re playing. Hopefully it continues throughout the tournament for the Lakers.<\/p>\n

If the Lakers win this game against the Mavericks, they\u2019ll go up 2-0 and play two more games to determine if they advance to the semifinals. The goal is to win all games by as much as possible since the point differential system impacts the team\u2019s standing down the line.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see if they can win back-to-back games and keep their momentum going against the Mavericks on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a dominant start in the Las Vegas Summer League, the Lakers are back at it on Saturday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":783691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3793],"tags":[7,686,149,4057,64012,166,6],"class_list":["post-783690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas-mavericks","tag-basketball","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-mavericks","tag-dallasmavericks","tag-los-angeles-lakers-discussion","tag-mavericks","tag-nba"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116900081385840209","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}