LeBron James did all he could for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. The NBA 's all-time leading scorer flirted with a triple-double, logging 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in 35 minutes of action.

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.

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.