In another hard-fought effort early in the season, the Dallas Mavericks failed to defend a finesse-passing LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in overtime.

Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis gave his post-game statements and responses concerning the loss and how it would be a “learning game” going forward for him and his young teammates. “I think these two losses are good for us.” Porzingis continued “It just shows us that we’re right there, ya know, we’re competing. We’re capable of competing with these types of teams.”