LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Dallas left the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers on the ropes with a 93-81 road victory that gave the Mavericks a 2-0 second round series lead.
In the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls rebounded from a surprise opening defeat to Atlanta with an 86-73 win over the Hawks, leveling their second-round series at 1-1.
In the West, Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and the Mavericks shut down the Lakers offence to beat them for a second straight
