Dallas Mavericks VS LA Lakers Live | NBA - March 31, 2011, 10:30PM ET Live at STAPLES Center, LA, CA. The Dallas Mavericks have the best road record in the NBA, so the prospect of not having home-court advantage past the first round of the playoffs shouldn't seem all that daunting.
The Los Angeles Lakers, however, have spent the last few months showing they're not particularly accommodating hosts.
The red-hot Lakers have won nine straight at Staples Center since the All-Star break, and they can make it eight consecutive wins overall Thursday night in a showdown with Dallas and potential second-round playoff clash.
Road success is nothing new for the Mavericks (53-21), who are 27-10 away from home after finishing an NBA-best 27-14 in 2009-10.
But that dominance didn't carry over into the playoffs, when second-seeded Dallas lost all three road games while being upset in the first round by San Antonio.
