Lakers 7 Games Under .500 at Halfway Point

Okay, I was wrong about the Lakers. So was Dwight Howard.

The LA Lakers have been well below par up to this point with last night being another example of that. They were on the road as they played the Bulls and they were actually keeping pace with Chicago, despite sloppiness, that is until the 4th quarter. The Bulls managed a 18-4 run and would win by twelve 95-83. This marks the Lakers sixth straight road loss and their third straight loss.

This was also the Lakers' 41st game of the season which means we are halfway through the pre-postseason. "The Lake Show" is the worst show to watch on TV and that includes "1600 Penn." They are 12-19 under Mike D'Antoni and are 17-24 overall. They might be scoring a lot of points averaging 102.6 per game but D'Antoni still doesn't knows what defense is. They are the 5th worst in the league in points with opponents averaging 101.4 points per game against them.

The worst case scenario for the Lakers used to be getting into the playoffs but not as one of the top 4 seeds. Instead, they are living out Washington's best case scenario and you know what? They are still 4 games back of the 8th seed.


Defense
Noun

1. The action of defending from or resisting attack.
2. Attempted justification or vindication of something. Example: Jim Buss defended the move of hiring Mike D'Antoni saying "he fit the team the way we wanted to work it."

Insanity
Noun

1. The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.
ex. See Jim Buss.
2. Extreme foolishness or irrationality.
ex. Again, see Jim Buss.