The Lakers fought hard to come back after a dominant Dallas start to force overtime, but ultimately they just didn’t have quite enough to outduel Luka Donu010diu0107 and the Mavericks, falling 119-115. Luka led all scorers with 35 points.
LeBron James led the charge for L.A. with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, and Russell Westbrook was in Sixth Man of the Year form with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists leading the bench unit. But despite the positive offensive performances from the Lakers stars, the team defended the perimeter poorly allowing Dallas to shoot 33% from three and giving up too many points off turnovers (18) to overcome their poor start.