Lakers player grades: L.A. suffers an inexcusable loss to Mavericks
The Los Angeles Lakers came off a 119-115 loss to the Houston Rockets looking to restart the momentum they had been building, and it looked like they had gotten a gift. They faced the Dallas Mavericks, who were without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, on Tuesday in Texas, and it seemed like it would be a likely win for them.