The Los Angeles Lakers are in one of their worst ruts of the season, just one loss away from matching their worst losing streak of the '15-16 campaign, and host the banged up Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night. Devin Harris, Zaza Pachulia and Jeremy Evans are all considered questionable with minor injuries, while Larry Nance, Jr. is expected to return to the Lakers' starting lineup.
Kobe Bryant pointed his criticism at defensive lapses from D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle in what's now been called a "passionate" speech to light a fire under a team that's putting up as much resistance as a a pile of ashes.