The Los Angeles Lakers played a game of two halves in the 108-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
L.A. led with as much as 17 points before halftime only for the night to turn into a 15-point defeat. The Lakers made just 12 field goals in the third and fourth quarter combined, allowing Dallas to outscore them 62-35.
Marc Gasol, who led the second unit after missing the three previous games, offered a harsh assessment of L.A.’s performance in the latter parts of the showdown. “In the second half we didn’t get as many stops so when you take the ball out of the net it allows their defense to get set a little better,” he said.