Mavs tie futility mark with two-point quarter

DALLAS Who says the Dallas Mavericks have had a forgettableseason? They're all over the record book, and for all the wrongreasons.

A year that began with playoff hopes reached another record-lowSunday when Dallas scored just two points (both on free throws) inthe third quarter of an 87-80 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

"I don't think in all my years in the game I've seen anexhibition of basketball like that," said Jim Cleamons, thefirst-year coach who won five titles as a player and assistant withthe Bulls.No NBA team has come so close to being shut out for an entireperiod. The previous worst-scoring quarter was four points, by the1987 Sacramento Kings and the …