Lakers give up 16-point lead in loss to Dallas

The Lakers gave up a 16-point lead and fell to the Mavs in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, 96-94.

Kobe Bryant scored 36 points, but he took 29 shots to get there.

“It had nothing to do with me,” Bryant said. “I had games where I shot the ball 30 times, and Pau’s had big offensive games. I had games where I shot the ball 10 times, and Pau and Andrew didn’t contribute that much…it had nothing to do with my shots.”