{"id":38523,"date":"2025-04-10T06:46:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=38523"},"modified":"2025-04-10T06:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:46:22","slug":"los-angeles-lakers-edge-out-dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-45-points-secure-playoff-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/los-angeles-lakers-edge-out-dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-45-points-secure-playoff-berth\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Lakers Edge Out Dallas Mavericks Behind Luka Doncic\u2019s 45 Points, Secure Playoff Berth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luka Doncic went all guns blazing in his return to Dallas for the first time since the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/dallas-mavericks-reportedly-trading-luka-doncic-to-los-angeles-lakers-for-anthony-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>blockbuster trade<\/a>. The five-time <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> All-Star dropped 45, eight rebounds, and six assists to lead the Lakers to a 112-97 win over the Mavericks. With the win, the Lakers officially confirmed a playoff berth. They made straight to the top six for the first time since 2020, avoiding the Play-In as a result.&nbsp;<\/p><p>For the last three seasons, the Lakers had to participate in the play-in. While they advanced without a loss, the Lakers had to turn around and play a top seed immediately to begin the playoff journey. As they have made it to the playoffs directly, the Lakers won&rsquo;t face an elimination dilemma to reach the postseason.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Doncic, who was left in tears with the emotional tribute video, quickly got into the game mode. He didn&rsquo;t take much time to send a painful reminder to the franchise about the generational talent they have lost.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The game saw the hosts leading the visitors 30-26 by the end of the first quarter. Luka scored 14 points for the Lakers and matched his season-high for threes in a quarter with 3. The Lakers, however, quickly turned around the course of the game and led their rivals 60-57 at halftime, behind Doncic&rsquo;s 31 points. LeBron James had eight points, whereas Naji Marshall led his team with 15 points and four assists.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lakers are Playoffs bound &#128483;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FkKP950vHe\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/FkKP950vHe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers\/status\/1910167905775333454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Doncic continued his dominance and finished the third quarter with 38 points, with the Lakers leading their rivals 83-76. The Lakers ended the game with a 112-97 win over the Mavericks, and officially clinched a spot in the playoffs. Apart from Doncic&rsquo;s season-high 45 points, the Lakers were backed by James&rsquo; 27 points, seven rebounds and three assists.<\/p><p>Rui Hachimura finished with 15 points, two rebounds and two assists. On the other hand, the Mavs were led by Marshall&rsquo;s 23 points, four rebounds and eight assists. P.J. Washington and Anthony Davis finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively. The game also saw James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for second All-Time in NBA games played.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dallas Mavericks Book Play-In Berth Following Phoenix Suns&rsquo; Loss<\/h2><p>Though the Mavs went down against the Lakers, they have officially booked a spot in the Play-In tournament. As the Phoenix Suns went down to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Footprint Center, the Mavericks secured their play-in berth. The Suns, who were pushed to the brink of elimination following a loss to the Warriors, were required to win all their remaining games.&nbsp;<\/p><p>While the Mavs suffered a defeat against the Lakers, the Suns couldn&rsquo;t keep up against Thunder and slumped, suffering a 125-112 loss. It marked the eighth straight loss for the Suns, and are now officially eliminated from this season&rsquo;s playoff contention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakers made straight to the playoffs by avoiding the play-in for the first time since 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":38529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[317,18,19,22],"class_list":["post-38523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-dallas-mavericks","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-luka-doncic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Los Angeles Lakers Edge Out Dallas Mavericks Behind Luka Doncic&rsquo;s 45 Points, Secure Playoff Berth - 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