The Los Angeles Lakers’ momentum came to a screeching halt on Tuesday night, falling 118-97 to the wildly shorthanded Dallas Mavericks, dropping LA to 0-2 on their Texas road trip.

LeBron James did all he could for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. The NBA 's all-time leading scorer flirted with a triple-double, logging 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in 35 minutes of action.

On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will the Mavs in Dallas, Texas. For the game, they have announced their injury report (updated as of 3:30 Eastern Time). The Lakers have ruled out Jalen Hood-Schifino,

The Lakers' growing momentum came to a screeching halt Tuesday night with a 118-97 loss to an undermanned Dallas Mavericks team at American Airlines Center, dropping Los Angeles to 0-2 on its Texas two-step road trip that started with a defeat in Houston.

The Los Angeles Lakers came off a 119-115 loss to the Houston Rockets looking to restart the momentum they had been building, and it looked like they had gotten a gift. They faced the Dallas Mavericks,

Lakers badly beaten at Dallas, which ends a five-game losing streak when playing without three starters, including Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.