On a Monday night in Dallas, with LeBron James out due to injury, the Mavericks were defeated by the Lakers 107-97 after leading by 13 at halftime. Luka Doncic led the team with 27 points and added 8 rebounds, as well.
This is the Mavericks third loss in the row, making them 3-11 in their last fourteen games. Here’s what we learned:
Despite his struggles of late, the Mavericks are not well-suited to deal with an athlete like Brandon Ingram. He’s too long, too fast, too crafty and too strong for anyone on the team to defend (29 points on 12/21 shooting), and he’s exactly the kind of defender that can give Harrison Barnes fits (11 points on 3/13 shooting).