Los Angeles Lakers1-0atDallas Mavericks0-1

Sun, Feb 28, 3:30 PM ESTAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TXABC

48/ 100

Late Menu3rd of 9 tonight

What the model saw — 48

National TV+8

Base + 4048

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Where to watch

National: ABC
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: DAL105.3 The Fan / S: KFZO-FMLALESPN LA 710/980 KFWBESPN RadioSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Travel tax: DALBody clock: LAL3 in 4: DALNational TV

DAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,630 mi from its previous stop.
LAL is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +1h of zone shift.
DAL is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
LAL is in game 2 of 4 on the road with 831 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

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Who's in, who's out

LAL

3 day-to-day

DTDAdou ThieroGKnee · targeting Oct 23
DTDCameron CarrGOblique — Strain · targeting Oct 23
DTDCollin SextonGCalf · targeting Oct 23

DAL

1 out

OutDereck Lively IICFoot — Surgery · targeting Oct 23
DTDCaleb MartinFThumb — Sprain · targeting Oct 23
DTDJett HowardGCalf · targeting Oct 23
DTDSanti AldamaF-CKnee · targeting Oct 23
DTDTarik BiberovicFHeel · targeting Oct 23

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	LAL	DAL
Record	1-0	0-1
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	41.5h	41.5h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	663 mi edge	1,630 mi
Zone change	+1h	+2h
Body clock	2h	0h
Local tip	afternoon	afternoon
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 4	Homestand · 1 of 3
Miles before tip	831 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	3 in 4
Fatigue Index	4	4

marks the side with the edge in that row.

How each side got here663 mi vs 1,630 mi

How each side got here

LAL

663 mi

Denver, CODallas, TX

LAL came from Denver, CO with 663 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Denver, CO to Dallas, TX

DAL

1,630 mi

Portland, ORDallas, TX

DAL came from Portland, OR with 1,630 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

Portland, OR to Dallas, TX

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 4 vs homestand 1 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

LAL

Road trip

LAL is on game 2 of 4 on the road, with 831 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 4

Miles before tip831 mi

Segment miles3,316 mi

DAL

Homestand

DAL is in game 1 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi