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On paper, it looked like the Dallas Mavericks really took it to the Los Angeles Lakers last night.

In reality, it was the Lakers playing poorly ... but not as poorly as the Mavericks. The Lakers won 96-91 sending Dallas into the All-Stars break on a loss.

No big deal really. The Mavericks' effort was buoyed only by 17 Laker turnovers and 13 missed free throws. Those were the only reason the Mavs were in the game.

The Lakers shot 46 percent from the field. The Mavericks attempted 16 free throws at home because they attempted 32 three-pointers.

And it wasn't like they were going on. Vince Carter was the "hottest" shooter hitting three of his seven attempts.

It was a lackluster effort. I'm sure those tired, old bodies are aching for a couple of days off to rest the backs and knees. And that's OK I guess.

Still, it was the Lakers at home and they mailed it in. It was the Knicks at the Garden in front of the entire nation. Maybe the Mavericks don't care about these microscope games. The Knicks and Lakers needed those games more than the Mavericks and I guess that's enough to hang your hat on.

Notes:
1. I would not mind another week off for Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion. Marion looks battered at times and he admitted as such. The Mavericks need to find an option in guarding the small guards. That can't fall on Marion at this point. It makes it even crazier that the Mavericks didn't throw a one-year deal at DeShawn Stevenson.

2. Yi Jianlian has lapped Ian Mahinmi on the depth chart? What did Mahinmi do, sleep with Rick Carlisle's daughter? Geesh.

3. Hmmm. Lamar Odom is out with "family" issues as his former team comes rolling in? Probably coincidence, but it's super easy to throw the "family" thing out there and watch the media scatter in fear.

4. Did Carlisle still defend Odom even after he didn't play?

5. That was Pau Gasol and Andy Bynum eating Brendan Haywood and Dirk Nowitzki's lunches, puking it back up, inviting their mothers over and eating a whole different set of lunches. But Haywood's awesome. He clogs up the lane!

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