Despite clawing back from a 21-point deficit in the second quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped their third straight game in a 109-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night. LeBron James helped give the Lakers a fighting chance in the third quarter after draining three consecutive 3-pointers, but Luka Doncic and the Mavericks ended the last seven minutes of the fourth quarter on a 15-4 run to win the game.
Though the Lakers showed some fight in the second half, there were still glaring issues that caused L.A. to fall behind by 21 points, like giving up 41 points in the second quarter alone. The loss moves the Lakers (27-34) closer to dropping further in the Western Conference standings, where they currently rank ninth, with the New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers just two games behind them. If L.A. keeps putting up stinkers, like the abysmal 28-point loss against the New Orleans Pelicans…
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