It was a must-win, and Mavs were simply unforgivable
"We were almost in an apologetic mood, like we shouldn't even be here"
Spirited comebacks don't matter.
Closing a Grand Canyon gap on the scoreboard was worthless.
In a game Tuesday night that kicked off the most important home-court stretch of the season, the Mavericks rallied from 25 points down midway through the third quarter.
They had that gigantic Lakers lead sliced to one in the final seconds. Dirk Nowitzki was shooting for the win at the buzzer.
Bottom line: Kobe and Co. win, 102-100.
Story line:
Not the comeback, but instead, the timid, lazy, gutless performance that marked almost the first 30 minutes of a 48-minute contest. Read more