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Just 48 hours after losing a game of extreme importance against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Los Angeles Lakers got dismantled by the Dallas Mavericks, 128-110.

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L.A. was without LeBron James, who sustained a sprained ankle on Sunday, but its lack of effort and fight on the defensive end was simply inexcusable.

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With this loss, the Lakers are now tied with the San Antonio Spurs for the 10th-best record in the Western Conference,

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Western Conference, but the Spurs hold the tiebreaker, meaning that if the season ended today, L.A. would not even be in the play-in tournament.

Across Twitter, the NBA community continued to show utter dismay and disrespect towards a Lakers team that is rapidly plunging towards the bottom.

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Across Twitter, the NBA community continued to show utter dismay and disrespect towards a Lakers team that is rapidly plunging towards the bottom.

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L.A. was without LeBron James, who sustained a sprained ankle on Sunday, but its lack of effort and fight on the defensive end was simply inexcusable.

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