Late Win Against Dallas Mavericks for the Lakers

The Dallas Mavericks lost to the best team in the Western Conference in the final seven minutes aftr being outscored 18-5 for a 107-100 defeat. The Mav’s Jason Terry told The Dallas Morning News, “This was a great opportnity. We dug ourselves a hole and we had chance to pull it out. But that’s why he’s Kobe Bryant. He does things in the fourth quarter that only a few players can do… We match up pretty well with thate. If it’s a team we’ve got to face down the line, we’re confident it will be a knock-out series. We’re the underdog.”

The Lakers beat the Mavericks twice back in November–106-99 in Dallas and 114-107 in Los Angeles–but Dallas proved to be a formidable opponent last night. It wasn’t just Kobe that led the Lakers, as Trevor Ariza had 26 points, including six in a row that pushed the Lakers up 98-95 with less than four minutes to go. Former Maverick DJ Mbenga missed the Finals twice and is excited for a chance this year: “I’m getting a chance, finally. Here, we only have one play, the triangle.” Mbenga was with Dallas when they lost to Miami in the finals in 2006 and was signed by the Lakers last season when they lost to the Celtics and re-signed as a free agent again last summer.

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