Forward Dirk Nowitzki’s baseline jumper with 2.1 seconds remaining lifted the Dallas Mavericks to a 92-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
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So, when the Mavericks trailed by two points at halftime against the Los Angeles Lakers, what was going through Rick Carlisle’s mind? I mean, he’s one of the rare guys that would talk trash. “He’s one of the best to ever lace ’em up, and it’s been a pleasure and an honor to compete against him basically nearly my entire career”.
Dallas defeated the Lakers for the 10th consecutive time.
According to Lakers coach Byron Scott, “He just wanted to say some things and frustration kind of took over, and he said what he had to say”. “To be honest, I didn’t feel it was of any importance, but there was a noticeable mark on Samaki”.
“It’s a insane story, man, because we actually got into it over a hundred bucks, believe it or not”, he said.
The Lakers aren’t going to make the playoffs this year, and they have plenty of suitable replacements for Bryant at the 2 and 3 among Lou Williams, Nick Young and even D’Angelo Russell, who can play off the ball. The veteran guard was 0 for 9 in six games since then, and he didn’t play in six games during that stretch.
Mavericks: Zaza Pachulia sat out to rest his injured Achilles tendon.
About the Mavs: Dallas is 0-1 on a three-game road trip that ends Wednesday in Oakland against the world champion Golden State Warriors. Guard Devin Harris visited a doctor in Los Angeles on Monday after spraining his left great toe Sunday against the Rockets. “Real talk, it was one of the craziest, most immature situations because the situation from what I understand was over 100 bucks. He won the half-court contest and the rule is you get 48 hours to pay the $100”.
There was a definite pecking-order scene when Bryant left the locker room after the game started and saw all the seats taken on the Lakers’ bench.
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Brandon Bass (foot) will be available to play in Tuesday’s game against the Mavericks, Bill Oram of the OC Register reports.
