Just when they were about to make things interesting, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers blew it. Unable to stop Dirk Nowitzki all night, and their big lineup too slow to cover the outside shooting of Peja Stojakovic and Jason Terry down the stretch, the Lakers lost 98-92 to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday to fall in a 3-0 hole in their second-round series. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310506006