The Los Angeles Lakers handled business against the Dallas Mavericks. Check out our three lessons from the win!
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the week basically the same way this season has gone essentially, with everyone wondering, what in the world is going on?
After coming out the locker room sluggish in the first half when the Dallas Mavericks jumped out to an 8-2 lead and led as much as 13 points, the Lakers turned up their defense.
The Lakers continued to improve on their defensive efficiency and dominated the Mavs the rest of the way, outscoring the Mavs by 21 points the rest of the way, winning 114-103.
After dropping two straight games to the Orlando Magic and the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers have now won two straight and seven out of their last ten.
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Now, with all of the ESPN drama about LeBron James ignoring Luke Walton play calls to the Magic Johnson radio interviews stating he does not want the Cleveland Cavaliers style in L.A., the Lakers are quietly moving up the standings.
The Lakers now lead the season series over the Mavericks 2-0 in a tight Western Conference race which separates the No. 1 seed Los Angeles Clippers and the 14th seed, San Antonio Spurs by a whopping 5 1/2 games! Talk about the WILD WILD WEST!
Currently, the Lakers, with the win, are now in the sixth spot in the conference standings after the Portland Trail Blazers lost to the Denver Nuggets.
Let’s just say this game was a whole lot different from the near collapse weeks ago.
Los Angeles Lakers: Three Lessons from a near collapse vs. Mavericks
The Los Angeles Lakers had a meltdown again against the Mavericks on Wednesday. The only difference is that the Lakers won...barely!
Remember, the Lakers blew a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and the game was tied with less than ten seconds to go. LeBron races up the court and Wesley Matthews, for some reason, fouled him. LeBron goes to the line with the score tied and missed the first free throw, then hit the second to seal the win.
I bring this up because I still haven’t gotten an answer to this question.
Why did Wesley Matthews foul LeBron James 30 feet from the basket grabbing his shoulder?
Nobody knows yet? Oh well.
Here are my three lessons!