DIRK NOWITZKI and the Dallas Mavericks had something to prove Sunday following two straight tough losses.

    Coming off a three-point effort in an overtime loss Friday, Nowitzki scored all 13 of his points in the first half and Dallas gave the Los Angeles Lakers the worst loss in their history, 122-73.

    “We didn’t show up to play,” Lakers coach Luke Walton said. “It’s embarrassing for us as a team and for us as an organization. The effort just wasn’t there tonight, which I don’t understand.”

    The 49-point defeat just edged Los Angeles’ two previous worst losses at 48 points, most recently 123-75 at Utah on March 28, 2016. The Mavericks’ winning margin was the third-largest in their history.

    It was Dallas’ 13th straight win over the Lakers, who have lost six of their last seven games overall.

    After a season-best three-game winning streak, the Mavericks had blown a nine-point halftime lead at Miami on Thursday and lost to Utah on Friday.

    Nowitzki was 1 for 13 against the Jazz, including a missed 3-pointer that would have tied the game in overtime.(SD-Agencies)