The Los Angeles Lakers fought hard during the regular season for home court advantage, and for the second straight series, they gave it away in Game 1. The Dallas Mavericks staged a second-half comeback Tuesday night, turning a 16-point deficit into a 96-94 win. The series resumes Wednesday night at Staples Center in another game televised on TNT. Here is the series schedule (all times PDT):
- Game 1: Mavericks 96, Lakers 94
- Game 2: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at Los Angeles (TNT)
- 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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