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SportsLine's model has simulated the Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup 10,000 times and revealed its picks for Tuesday

LeBron James turned 40 years old in December, but the Lakers star has not shown many signs of slowing down. In the first four minutes of Los Angeles' game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night,

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers head to Dallas Tuesday night for a Western Conference battle with the banged-up Dallas Mavericks.

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.

The Dallas Mavericks will be without star guard Kyrie Irving for the next few weeks. Irving suffered a bulging disc in his back and will miss at least one to two weeks. However, there is optimism that he will be able to return after undergoing treatment. NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news.

The Dallas Mavericks are going to be seriously shorthanded for the next little while. Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a week or two due to a bulging disc in his back, ESPN's Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon reported Monday,

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a minimum of one to two weeks due to "a bulging disc in his back," according to ESPN's Shams