The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night in LA, 114-103. Los Angeles was led by a 15 point, 12 rebound, 6 assist effort from Kyle Kuzma. Harrison Barnes was the high point man in defeat for Dallas with 29.
Dallas blew the doors off Los Angeles early, hitting threes and pushing the pace on Laker misses. After watching the Mavericks jump out to a 17-6 lead, Los Angeles responded with three quick points before Dallas turned up the intensity again. The Mavericks appeared ready to run away with the game when Luka Doncic stole a pass intended for the corner.