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Just when they were about to make things interesting, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers blew it. Unable to stop Dirk Nowitzki all night, and their big lineup too slow to cover the outside shooting of Peja Stojakovic and Jason Terry down the stretch, the Lakers lost 98-92 to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday to fall in a 3-0 hole in their second-round series. All 98 teams in NBA history that have trailed by that margin have wound up losing...
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Playoff Series

Game Stats

Lakers (0-3) Playoff Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Bynum, C 37 10 1 5 21 L. Odom, F 42 6 3 3 18 K. Bryant, G 38 4 6 3 17 P. Gasol, F 40 8 2 4 12 D. Fisher, G 35 2 5 4 9 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts S. Brown 19 3 0 3 10 S. Blake 15 3 2 1 5 M. Barnes 11 1 0 2 0 J. Smith 3 0 0 1 0 R. Artest 0 0 0 0 0 T. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 L. Walton 0 0 0 0 0 D. Caracter 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 T. Ratliff 0 0 0 0 0

Mavericks (3-0) Playoff Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Nowitzki, F 42 9 1 2 32 J. Kidd, G 35 4 9 1 11 T. Chandler, C 33 5 0 4 8 D. Stevenson, G 11 0 2 3 3 S. Marion, F 30 8 3 1 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Terry 36 3 2 1 23 P. Stojakovic 23 3 0 2 15 J. Barea 14 0 5 0 4 B. Haywood 14 7 0 4 0 C. Brewer 1 0 0 0 0 B. Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 I. Mahinmi 0 0 0 0 0 R. Beaubois 0 0 0 0 0 C. Butler 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jones 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Lakers No injuries to report.

Mavericks No injuries to report.

Player News

Lakers Devin Ebanks (LAL - Guard-Forward) News: Ebanks played in just 24 games for the Lakers in 2012, averaging four points and 2.3 rebounds per game.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012) Kobe Bryant (LAL - Shooting Guard) News: After undergoing an experimental knee procedure in Germany in the 2011 offseason, Bryant outperformed his fantasy draft slotting for the 2012 season. His 27.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game were his best averages in four years. He slipped elsewhere though, shooting 43 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from downtown - his worst shooting percentages in more than a decade. His 3.5 turnovers per game were also his worst average since the 2004-05 season.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012) Andrew Bynum (LAL - Center) News: Bynum plans to focus on his jump shot in the offseason, the Orange County Register's Kevin Ding reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012)