The Dallas Mavericks moved to 7-7 after they were defeated by the LA Lakers 115-89.
Lakers forward Metta World Peace scored the Lakers' first 10 points and tallied 16 first-quarter points for Los Angeles and finished with 19 points in the game, sharing game-high honors with Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Antawn Jamison.

Mavericks forward Jae Crowder had season-high 15 points.