Late-game turnovers and empty possessions by the Lakers to close Tuesday night’s game against the Mavericks proved too costly to overcome as L.A. dropped their third straight, 109-104.
LeBron James led a much more spirited effort from the purple and gold and the energy made up for some of the mistakes, the execution throughout the night and particularly down the stretch was too much to overcome.
After looking set for another blowout on national television, a huge third quarter from the Lakers helped them erase a 21-point deficit and even saw them lead for stretches of the second half.