Two skidding teams coming off losses will meet Saturday night when the Dallas Mavericks visit the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.

The Mavericks welcomed back Anthony Davis from a 14-game injury absence on Friday, but it wasn't enough to prevent a 129-119 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Davis had 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and three blocks in a return to the arena where he shared the spotlight with LeBron James as teammates for 5 1/2 seasons. James had 13 points for the Lakers.

The Mavericks didn't have to change hotels, with less than 15 miles separating the Lakers' Crypto.com Arena and the Clippers' Intuit Dome, where the home team likewise was suffering a setback Friday night, 112-107 to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Davis put in 28 minutes in his comeback from a

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