The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their third consecutive game, losing to the Dallas Mavericks in dispiriting fashion on Saturday night.
The Lakers started off the game well and turned it up in the second quarter, building up a 17-point lead at one point and looking well on their way to a solid win. However, the wheels fell off in the second half as their offense went ice cold from the field while defensively they had no answer for Luka Doncic and Dwight Powell pick-and-rolls.
With Anthony Davis back in the lineup, head coach Frank Vogel made the interesting decision to bring Marc Gasol off the bench as the backup center instead of Montrezl Harrell.