On this episode, Dalton Trigg recaps the Dallas Mavericks latest loss to the Sacramento Kings, which was their third loss in four tries. Now, the Mavs take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. On paper, the Mavs should be able to put up more points than the Lakers, but given how vulnerable Dallas' 24th-ranked defense is ... we've learned that any Mavs opponent can put up a large amount of points on any given night. Can Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving get the Mavs back on track? Is "effort" the biggest issue, as Grant Williams said after Sunday's loss, or are Dallas' issues bigger than that?

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