The Lakers have suffered another hurtful beating against the Mavs. Back to back home losses, with frustration, bad fouls, ejection (Artest) and booing in the mix, means the two-time defending champions have got a massive mountain to climb to get out of this very very tricky situation. Most worrying thing is that Dirk Nowitzki (
Meanwhile, Chicago tied the series with Atlanta (86-73) behind 25 points from the MVP Derrick Rose and a double double from Joakim Noah of 19 points and 14 boards.