The game was on TNT, which meant the Inside the NBA crew got to weigh in on the loss and Charles Barkley, to the surprise of no one, didn't hold back on the Lakers. "The Lakers st

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were expected to score a win on Tuesday night against a Luka Doncic -less and Kyrie Irving -less Dallas Mavericks side. They failed to do so in embarrassing fashion as the shorthanded Mavs ended up blowing out the Lakers at American Airlines Center, 118-97.

The Los Angeles Lakers were uncompetitive in a 97-118 loss to the Dallas Mavericks without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and Daniel Gafford. This was a shocking result for many fans, with the Lakers coming into this game with a 7-3 record in their last 10.