The Dallas Mavericks stomped the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 at Staples Center Friday night in a game where the final score didn’t reflect what truly happpened. Dirk Nowitzki, Shawn Marion, and Jason Kidd helped the Mavs turn a seven point halftime lead into a 22-point blowout in the second half. LA got the deficit below 20 but they never challenged Dallas.

It wasn’t all bad for the Lakers. Trailing 78-64 with 9:43 left in the fourth Kobe Bryant faded away behind the 3-point line with two defenders in his face. The shot bounced off the rim to the opposite side, giving Shannon Brown the chance to dunk on Josh Powell.

Shannon Brown’s highlight dunk is the only bright spot for the Lakers bench. The backups have scored 37 points through two games. The Dallas bench had 41 points Friday night. Lamar Odom becomes the sixth man when Pau Gasol returns from injury, but right now Brown, Powell, Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic, and DJ Mbenga seem like a chink in the armor.