The Lakers lose to the very shorthanded Dallas Mavericks, who were missing a few key players because of injury.

A couple of Western Conference hopefuls right on top of each other in the standings meet up on Tuesday, Jan. 7 when the Dallas Mavericks host the Los Angeles Lakers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

During his long tenure with the Dallas Mavericks, Dorian Finney-Smith was primarily an outside shooting threat and is settling into that role for the Los Angeles Lakers since arriving in Hollywood as part of the D’Angelo Russell trade with Brooklyn last week.