Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Dallas Mavericks (who were without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving) by a score of 118-9 Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has been very critical of the Lakers this season,

The Los Angeles Lakers head to he American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup. The Lakers are 20-15, which puts them in fifth place in the west. The Mavs are 20-16, which puts them in sixth place, directly behind the climbing Lakers.

A couple of Western Conference hopefuls right on top of each other in the standings meet up on Tuesday, Jan. 7 when the Dallas Mavericks host the Los Angeles Lakers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.