The "Lakers" lost their fifth loss game in a row last night. In La-La. L-L-L-L-L. Goodness gracious.
The Association famously consists of games of runs. That certainly applies to last night’s game. BKLYN led by 15 after One; Lakers woke and outscored them by 11 in the 2nd. Four point La-La deficit at the intermission. "Nets" outscored them by 16 in the third to take a 20-point lead into the 4th frame. "Lakers", embarrassed presumably, getting booed maybe, responded with a 19-5run to get it to a no prob 6-point deficit with 7:08 to play. Got it down to -4 with 3:56 left; to two at 1:55; tied it at 115 with :45 left. Anybody's game, anybody's, but Big Mo was with L.A. And then poof! Big Mo left Crypto.com Arena, formerly the revered Staples Center. BKLYN finished on a 7-0 run to win 122-115.
The Association season is a season of runs, too. You're slow getting into gear or you immediately go to fifth and then overheat and fall to fourth or third gear. In L.A. this year however this current is the longest streak they've had. They have constantly slipped gears with injury, COVID and I don't know. They lost their first two, won their next two, lost one, won three; lost two, won two; lost one, won one; lost three, won one; lost one, won one; lost one, won two; lost one, won one, lost won; won three, and have now lost five straight. The season is getting near the half-way mark. L.A. could go conceivably 64-18--provided they go on a 48-game win streak! I'll bet you a real 'Murican NICKEL they won't do that.
What exactly is the problem? "A.D.'s out, dude." Nah, nah, nah, don't give me that surfer, pot-head "explanation.". You have LeBron, you have Russ, you have Carmelo. You're 16-18 because A.D. is hurt? Nah man, nah-uh. I know LeBron James as much as anybody who has never met the man can know him. He's frustrated. Pissed. There is no explanation under the SoCal sun for this horseshit. Frank Vogel is a good coach but this team is not in a good place psychically. Thirty-four games and a losing record takes a big toll on the psyche and on the emotions of a team with this gargantuan talent. Nobody is this organization are complaisant that "we can work this out." They're a .500 team after 34 games. Something, something has got to change out there to end the malaise days.
