Los Angeles Lakers: Three Lessons from a near collapse vs. Mavericks

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 31: JaVale McGee #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball against the Dallas Mavericks on October 31, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 31: JaVale McGee #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball against the Dallas Mavericks on October 31, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
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No.2 Lance has to start letting this Dance Thing GO!

There are a lot of people that created this monster. Almost every time he grabs the ball to make a move he tries something a little extra to get a rise out of the crowd. He has the banjo thing that has really taken off…

It’s something that he has done his whole career. It’s also something that has turned him into a journeyman around the league. The Dallas Mavericks were dead in the water with the Lakers up big. Then this happens…

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1057835647883509760

You see the Lakers were up 17 points when this happened. What was worse was he actually had a fadeaway jumper over the backboard with an dance routine the play before. Lance cannot afford these type of mistakes coming off the bench. Rotations are already a mess and he is destroying the headway he made in the Lakers wins. Let’s talk about the bench for one second. LeBron James outscored the entire Lakers bench 29-22. This is not a good look for the bench. The Dallas Mavericks doubled up the Lakers scoring 44 points. Lance is needed to anchor the bench along with Rajon Rondo.

I knew there might be an issue in San Antonio when he knocked a jumper to end the first quarter and stopped long enough to take pose for pictures…

Look I am a huge fan of Lance Stephenson. I was first to mention his chemistry with Lonzo Ball here…

Remember this phrase after the Nuggets game…

"The coaching staff and LeBron James are going to have to treat Lance like the hot coals to a locomotive. They are the engineers to the locomotive. It is on them to be able to harness and control the fire that Lance brings every night…   Fans, from a guy who is a legitimate fan of Stephenson (I even know what college he went to..It goes back that far!) You have to be patient with Lance. He’s an acquired taste. For every play you saw last night that was great, you will get plays all season that will drive you nuts. Deal with it…I do."

He made Shaqtin A Fool last night…he’s the early MVP folks…

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1055680685283766274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1055680685283766274&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flakeshowlife.com%2F2018%2F10%2F27%2Flos-angeles-lakers-3-lessons-learned-victory-denver-nuggets%2F

Let’s talk LeBron James shall we?