The Dallas Mavericks pulled past the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night in an odd Las Vegas “home” game, winning

Dallas opted to start the massive line up again with Cooper Flagg at point, along with Klay Thompson, PJ Washington, Klay Thompson, and Dereck Lively. Gabe Vincent did not care one bit about the Dallas size and proceeded to hit five threes in succession in the opening minutes. After falling behind by double digits, D’Angelo Russell, Naji Marshall, and Max Christie entered the game and quickly whittled down the Laker lead. Though the Mavericks couldn’t get it all back, they trailed by four after 12 minutes with the Lakers up 36-32.

The second period was ugly for Dallas. Little offense from the Mavericks paired with less than optimal defense, and Dallas found themselves down dou

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