When the Los Angeles Lakers took an early lead on Christmas Day versus the Dallas Mavericks and were up 54-43 at halftime, it looked like they had a good chance of getting a much-needed win.
But everything fell apart for them in the third quarter.
Los Angeles gave up a whopping 51 points in that period, as the Mavs got red-hot from 3-point range. The Lakers made a bit of a run in the fourth quarter, coming to within 10, but they couldn’t get enough stops to truly threaten Dallas, who won 124-115.
LeBron James had a big game offensively, but in the end, he simply didn’t get much help.