The Los Angeles Lakers’ trip to Dallas to face the Mavericks marked a return to the place where he has had his most career success for Dorian Finney-Smith. Unfortunately, the Lakers weren’t able to come away with a win, though Finney-Smith was one of the bright spots, contributing 11 points off the bench.
But Finney-Smith wasn’t focused on himself, but rather the fact that the Lakers couldn’t come away with a victory over the shorthanded Mavericks who were without their two All-Stars. The forward admitted that he feels the Lakers should’ve been able to get a victory on this night but credited the Mavericks who seemed to be waiting on the Lakers, as seen on Spectrum SportsNet:
“Yeah, it’s tough because we definitely feel like we should’ve gotten the win.