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, who were without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, on Tuesday in Texas, and it seemed like it would be a likely win for them.

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.

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.