Wednesday night the Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Dallas to play the hurting Mavricks. Dallas had been victim to 6 straight loss's going into the game. The Lakers hoped to capitalize on the injury strucken team while chasing San Antonio in the Western Conference rankings but it wouldn't work out the way they had hoped. In the 109-100 loss the Lakers record had fallen to (31-13) as the Mavericks improved to (27-14). The Lakers seemed to of been playing lights out on the road with the lead at half-time and a commanding 12 point lead in the third quarter, but as things can change quickly in the NBA, they did. Dallas went on a 17-2 run at one point in the quarter and by the end of the third they themselves had a commanding lead. The Lakers new sense of urgency on the defensive end seemed to be non-existent in Wednesday's loss. The Lakers will now head to Denver to play Carmelo Anthony and the trade-connected Nuggets friday night looking to establish a rythm for the second half of the season. There has been talk lately about Kobe Bryant's lack of shooting, but isn't this always in question? It is either to many shots, or not enough. Kobe finished 21 points but had 10 assists in the game as well. With a quiet week of basketball ball coming up, the Lakers need a win to stay confident.
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