The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t compete with the Chicago Bulls, falling to a 108-124 loss. The Lakers tried making the game competitive at different points but kept falling behind due to a sensational offensive performance from the Bulls, something the Lakers couldn’t match.
Fans of the Purple and Gold franchise are having a meltdown after losing their fourth game over their last five.
Final pic.twitter.com/BPvg9jkXbi
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 21, 2023
Fans brought the knives out for Darvin Ham.
Darvin Ham brings zero value to the lakers franchise. I don’t know how he has a job. He literally doesn’t do anything but watch games.
— Ballsack Sports (@BallsackSports) December 21, 2023
Fans want to see the In-Season tournament version of the Lakers once again.
This clown ass team care more about the in season tournament than making the playoffs
unserious @Lakers
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) December 21, 2023
More fans mocked themselves for even believing that the Lakers could compete in the West.
don’t make fun of kids for believing in Santa…
…there are grown adults who still believe in the Los Angeles Lakers.
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) December 21, 2023
Fans are agreeing that the Lakers are not in contender talks in the West anymore.
https://twitter.com/CarterAntFan/status/1737671420107219194
Given the trade rumors between the Lakers and Bulls, fans mocked how LeBron would react to being beaten by the primary trade targets that the Lakers have.
LeBron with Lavine, DeRozan and Caruso after the Lakers-Bulls game pic.twitter.com/jJSKFWFRbm
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) December 21, 2023
Neutral fans celebrated the Lakers loss.
Lakers lose the world wins
https://t.co/H739xzLFzQ
— 🦇 (@EasyCantMiss) December 21, 2023
Laker fans were really frustrated with how the team’s offense was looking.
Watching other teams with multiple passes and bodies moving then I switch back to the Lakers smh. Like going from 4K to whatever that shit was with the antennas pic.twitter.com/3Az3zTmh1n
— QueensGambit00 (@QGambit00) December 21, 2023
The Lakers were led by LeBron James, who had an efficient 25-point night with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Anthony Davis couldn’t impact the game as we’ve seen him do in the past, scoring just 19 points while grabbing 14 rebounds. Austin Reaves continued his streak of scoring 20 or more points off the bench with a 21-point night, but it just wasn’t enough.
The Bulls’ offense was impossible to stop for the Lakers, as eight members of the Bulls’ rotation scored in double-digits. DeMar DeRozan led the charge with 27 points, while Coby White had some big late buckets to put the game away as he dropped 17 points. Alex Caruso and Patrick Williams both had 15, while Nikola Vucevic, Jevon Carter, Andre Drummond, and Ayo Dosunmu all had 10+ points.
Can The Lakers Compete With Their Current Roster?
Through the first six weeks of the season, we heard the Lakers blame their poor performances on bad injury luck. That was true, as the Lakers were missing multiple rotational players at a time, still awaiting the return of Gabe Vincent. However, most of the Lakers rotation is healthy right now, including their stars LeBron and AD.
This team can be a monster defensively but lacks the consistency to strike fear in the hearts of opponents. In addition, if they do end up letting the other team score too easily, the Lakers just don’t have the offensive weapons to stay in a close game till the end. D’Angelo Russell’s shooting is in a slump right now, which is forcing LeBron to be an active three-point shooter, something we know he can’t make at a 40% clip.
This roster looks solid on-paper, but a move to bolster the offense seems like a must at this point. Trying to acquire Zach LaVine may be too expensive, but if they can find an offensive weapon without having to tear their roster apart and hope that injuries don’t expose their roster, it’ll be great for the franchise.
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