The Lakers face a daunting task, needing to win four of the final five games of their Western Conference semifinals with the Mavericks, with the next two games being played in Dallas. The Lakers lost again in Game 2 to Dallas 93-81, falling behind 0-2 in their best-of-seven NBA playoff series. The series resumes Friday night with Game 3 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, to be televised on ESPN. Here is the series schedule (all times PDT):

• Game 1: Mavericks 96, Lakers 94
• Game 2: Mavericks 93, Lakers 81
• Game 3: Friday, 6:30 p.m. at Dallas (ESPN)
• Game 4: Sunday, 12:30 p.m. at Dallas (ABC)
• Game 5*: Tuesday, May 10, TBD at Los Angeles (TNT)
• Game 6*: Thursday, May 12, TBD at Dallas (ESPN)
• Game 7*: Sunday, May 15, 12:30 p.m. at Los Angeles (ABC)

*if necessary

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