Following a pair of 50-point games from LeBron James, there was a sense amongst the NBA community that things were changing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Sadly, their game on Sunday night proved that idea to be false. The Lakers got blown off the floor by the Phoenix Suns, giving up a 26 point lead by the end of the first quarter before losing the game by 29 (140-111).
During the game, and after the buzzer, Lakers fans and haters once again took to Twitter to troll the state of the ball club.
Yeah!!!….We all feel the same exact way kid! 🥺🤭😵💫💩 #Lakers #NBA pic.twitter.com/wRCbqlnQTU
— TheRealSignGuy (@TheRealSignGuy1) March 14, 2022
nah this really the worst team i’ve ever seen 😭😭 @Lakers
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) March 14, 2022
Frank Vogel and Avery Bradley screwing the Lakers over for the 66th game in a row: pic.twitter.com/VoEp1N1srU
— 𝙈 ♠️ (@PrimeNkunku) March 14, 2022
I really hope we wake up from this bad Lakers dream in the playoffs man pic.twitter.com/x2U1eaFzf9
— Beastbrook (@Beastbr00k0) March 14, 2022
Cant wait to hear Frank Vogel tonight…
Frank Vogel on tonight’s loss: “We have to be better” 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 pic.twitter.com/TM5zfuI3pu
— ™️_🌾 (@Sincerely_m0n) March 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/DrGuru_/status/1503202982086721536
The only way the Lakers are turning this season around pic.twitter.com/iuwHI11FGi
— MambaSzn (@MambaSzn24) March 14, 2022
Me right now pic.twitter.com/zK36YoBm4R
— turtlemau5 🐢 (@TurtleDude310) March 14, 2022
I really hate this team lol
— Ralph Mason (@Ralph_MasonJr) March 14, 2022
Ladies & Gentlemen, after watching two great games earlier today, we are subjected to watching these @Lakers. This is an utter disgrace of defensive play. Completely non-existent vs the @Suns. Why didn’t the @Lakers just say “we didn’t want to show up.”?
Good Lord!
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 14, 2022
just go home bros @Lakers
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) March 14, 2022
Please end this @Lakers season already pic.twitter.com/DAOGlJ4WjR
— Franchise98bn (@Franchise98bn) March 14, 2022
Los Angeles Lakers spotted with their new owner‼️ pic.twitter.com/V1puyDaFoY
— Noah 🏜 | KD To PHX (@Nxah_19) March 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/Marcusg1k/status/1503210139062616078
The Purple and Gold are 29-38 this season and 9th in the Western Conference standings. Despite the best efforts of LeBron James, his team is just not good enough to compete against the powerhouses.
Still, there is some tiny bit of faith that the Lakers can make something of the season.
“The no. 2 seed is the Memphis Grizzlies. If you’re the Los Angeles Lakers and you’re battling for the play-in spot, if the Los Angeles Lakers are lucky enough to win the play-in and find themselves as a 7th seed, that’s who they go up against,” said Stephen A. Smith.
I know the Lakers have no business being favorites. I know they’ve been trash all season. But in the end, if LeBron is LeBron and Anthony Davis comes back healthy, can we definitively say they can’t win a first-round series against Memphis!?”
With just a small chunk of the season left to go, the Lakers are running out of time to get their act together, and they risk falling out of the play-ins completely if they keep losing games at their current rate.
But with LeBron James looking this good, and Anthony Davis preparing for his return, it’s impossible to count them out completely.
Let’s just hope better days are ahead.
