LeBron James delivered a message about having to move on quickly after the Lakers were defeated by the Mavericks.

The Mavericks had lost six of their last seven games and were without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford, yet outscored the Lakers 63-47 in the second half

A couple of Western Conference hopefuls right on top of each other in the standings meet up on Tuesday, Jan. 7 when the Dallas Mavericks host the Los Angeles Lakers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Even with no Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks had no issues with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. With their stars out, the Mavs

LeBron James said that there was one thing that made the Lakers' defense even worse in the team's loss to the Mavericks on Tuesday.

Despite the absence of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, Dallas Mavericks recorded a resounding win over LA Lakers on Tuesday. The result left Charles Barkley infuriated.

LeBron James opens up about the Los Angeles Lakers' struggles during their blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks

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.