DALLAS -- The Los Angeles Lakers finally delivered a little Showtime Saturday night to prop up an otherwise disappointing road trip. Blistering first-half shooting set up the 115-89 rout of the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center, the type of high-octane performance -- if not the massive scoring discrepancy -- the Lakers hope can become more routine under new coach Mike D'Antoni. L.A. led by as many as 37 points in the third quarter as D'Antoni, still limping from knee replacement surgery before taking the job, evened his record at 2-2. The Lakers also evened their record at 7-7 and won handily despite playing for the fourth time in five nights. The Mavs had not played since Wednesday's win over the New York Knicks and fell to 7-7. The Lakers came to Dallas looking to snap a two-game losing skid and for their first road win of the season. They played determined to achieve both from the start with torrid shooting, better than 60 percent from the field fo...
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PLAYERS:
Jodie Meeks,
Antawn Jamison,
Kobe Bryant,
Dwight Howard,
Pau Gasol,
Vince Carter,
O.J. Mayo,
Jae Crowder,
Shawn Marion,
Dirk Nowitzki,
Troy Murphy
TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks
TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks
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