The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their second consecutive loss of the 2024-25 NBA season on Tuesday night, falling to the Dallas Mavericks. After the game, LeBron James provided a candid assessment of the team’s performance.

A couple of Western Conference hopefuls right on top of each other in the standings meet up on Tuesday, Jan. 7 when the Dallas Mavericks host the Los Angeles Lakers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The Los Angeles Lakers faced a Dallas Mavericks team that was on a five-game losing streak, missing two starting guards and their backup center. They lost by 21 points.

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 trip that started with a defeat in Houston.

Coming off a loss to the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers followed it up with one of their worst defeats of the season when they lost to the Dallas Mavericks, 118-97.

LeBron James recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, but the Mavericks claimed the win in Dallas

After another brutal loss, Lakers star LeBron James reflected on what went wrong for his team in their second straight defeat. During the post-game media chat, James explained why the Lakers couldn't get it going offensively and how that negatively impacted their efforts on the other end.