LeBron James delivered a message about having to move on quickly after the Lakers were defeated by the Mavericks.

The Dallas Mavericks played on the second night of a back-to-back against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, playing without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and Daniel Gafford. Meanwhile, the Lakers were mostly healthy,

Quentin Grimes was the unlikely hero for Dallas Tuesday as the injury-hit Mavericks out-classed LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 118-97 to snap a five-game NBA losing streak.In Charlotte, the Hornets halted their 10-game losing streak with a 115-104 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Austin Reaves did not sugarcoat how poorly he played in the Los Angeles Lakers' road loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

The Los Angeles Lakers needed a win tonight to keep their lead for the 5th seed in the Western Conference on Tuesday night. But in a disappointing showing at the American Airlines Center, the Lakers failed to capitalize on a Dallas Mavericks team without their two best players (Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic).

The Lakers' growing momentum came to a screeching halt Tuesday night with a 118-97 loss to an undermanned Dallas Mavericks team at American Airlines Center, dropping Los Angeles to 0-2 on its Texas two-step trip that started with a defeat in Houston.