The Lakers and Mavericks begin their second-round NBA playoff series Monday night at Staples Center. These two franchises haven't met in the playoffs since 1988, and the heavily-anticipated battle between two 57-win teams should be a fun series. Game 1 is Monday night at 7:30 p.m. PDT, and will be televised by TNT. Here's a look at the probable starting lineups for both teams, with some notes for each player:
Mavericks
- Point Guard - Jason Kidd: He has made the playoffs in each of the last 15 seasons, the longest active streak in the NBA
- Shooting Guard - DeShawn Stevenson: Loses minutes to sixth man Jason Terry, but hit eight threes in Game 4 against Portland in the first round
- Small Forward - Shawn Marion: Averaged 14.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in the first round
- Power Forward - Dirk Nowitzki: Has posted 28 career playoff games with 30 points and 10 rebounds, including the Game 6 clincher against the Blazers
- Center - Tyson Chandler: Had 20 rebounds, including a whopping 13 offensive boards in Game 5 against Portland
Lakers
- Point Guard - Derek Fisher: No active NBA player has been a part of more playoff series wins than Fisher's 34
- Shooting Guard - Kobe Bryant: Kobe has averaged at least 20 points for a Laker-record 29 straight playoff series
- Small Forward - Ron Artest: Won the 2010-2011 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award last week
- Power Forward - Pau Gasol: Averaged just 13.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in the first round against New Orleans
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Center - Andrew Bynum: Controlled the middle in the first round against the Hornets, averaging 15.2 points, 10.3 boards, and 1.8 blocks per contest.
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