The Los Angeles Lakers season is going from bad to worse as they fell to 2-8 with another loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz today. While Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis both had strong performances, the Lakers’ defense was absolutely pathetic as the Jazz won the game 139-116. LeBron James didn’t play this game on the second night of a back-to-back.
Davis had a 29-point night, while Westbrook added 22 off the bench. Even fringe players like Kendrick Nunn had a good offensive night with 18 points as a starter, with 3 other players scoring double digits. It just wasn’t enough to contain the balanced Jazz attack headed by Lauri Markkanen’s 23 points.
Fans are not happy with the Lakers for falling to another loss while being adequately shocked at the Jazz being the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference right now.
The Lakers are 2-8. pic.twitter.com/KO7bH5t7yT
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 8, 2022
ok Lakers season is officially OVER 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/bSFlV0Uwmy
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 8, 2022
Shittiest team in the league man
— 🏆LakersGuru🏆 (@GuruLakers) November 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/JJMaples55_MST/status/1589852089777557504https://twitter.com/JamesEdrick3/status/1589844776148692992
NBA teams when they see Lakers on the schedule pic.twitter.com/GbS5fK0Zg6
— Le5-6 (@deepyy_) November 8, 2022
Lebron and AD chances on winning another Championship together in a Lakers uniform is over!!! Might be time for Rob Pelinka to make some decisions and start building for the future. Carry the hell on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) November 8, 2022
The Pacers need to make a trade with the Lakers because Turner and Hield make them too good to tank.
The Lakers need to make a trade with the Pacers because they suck.
I have no idea what any of this means in the leverage staring contest they've been having for four months.
— Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) November 8, 2022
blow this team up i’m begging u
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 8, 2022
Lakers fans watching the team go 2-8 https://t.co/hZkm0xEM4A
— PiñataFarms: Meme Maker (@pinatafarms) November 8, 2022
Jeanie lied, blow it up.
— 🏆LakersGuru🏆 (@GuruLakers) November 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/lahiIls/status/1589851462318055424
The Utah Jazz are 9-3 and No. 1 in the West. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/VmjeinfTms
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 8, 2022
The date is November 7th, 2022 and the Utah Jazz are in first place in the Western Conference.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 8, 2022
Utah Jazz traded away Mitchell & Gobert to tank and somehow still put together a better roster than Rob Pelinka
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 8, 2022
Danny Ainge built a team (Utah Jazz) to tank and somehow has a better roster than Rob Pelinka put around LeBron James
— Ben Stinar (@BenStinar) November 8, 2022
Never thought I'd be typing that AD is struggling to stop Lauri Markkanen, but here we are
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) November 8, 2022
The Lakers need to make a decision on how they want their season to go ASAP because making no moves at this point might hurt the team a lot more when they see the New Orleans Pelicans add Victor Wembanyama to their team.
Is A Russell Westbrook Trade The Only Solution?
Westbrook has been playing great basketball ever since moving to the bench, having another strong performance tonight even without LeBron James in the starting lineup. He’s bought into his role and is performing very well.
In terms of assets, the Lakers have nothing they can offer except Westbrook’s $47 million contract and 2 future first-round picks. The best return that could bring the Lakers 2 or 3 rotational players will include all those assets, something the Lakers don’t want to do.
At this point, they might have to think about making a move if they don’t want to be in the lottery race without a lottery pick for the next season.
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