DALLAS -- The NBA’s best offensive team blew out the league’s worst defensive team. Who could have possibly seen that coming?

Player of the game: This was perhaps the best all-around performance in a Dallas Mavericks uniform by Chandler Parsons. He scored 21 points in 29 minutes, going 8-of-13 from the floor with several of his buckets coming off smart cuts to the basket. He also did an excellent job as the primary defender on Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who needed 22 shots to score 17 points. Honorable mentions go to Dirk Nowitzki (23 points on 8-of-10 shooting in 21 minutes) and Monta Ellis (20 points, 7-of-10 shooting, 10 assists).

Spurt of the game: The Mavs managed to score seven points in the final 5.9 seconds of the first quarter to stretch their lead to 11 points. After Nowitzki knocked down two free throws, Jae Crowder picked off a comically poor inbounds pass by Lakers center Robert Sacre, who made matters worse by fouling Crowder on a layup. Crowder missed the and-1 free throw, but Richard Jefferson batted the rebound out to J.J. Barea, who drilled a double-pump 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Stat of the night: The Mavs’ Run DMC trio -- Dirk, Monta, Chandler -- each had at least 20 points. None of them played a second in the fourth quarter.

Stat of the night, part 2: The Mavs had at least seven players score in double figures for the third time in 13 games this season. Dallas did that only three times all last season. It's the second time this season the Mavs have had eight players score in double figures -- something that didn't happen at all the last three seasons.