The Los Angeles Lakers’ dumpster fire of a season culminated Monday with a 123-75 loss to the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. The 48-point margin tied a franchise record for the Lakers' worst loss ever.
Head coach Byron Scott said he was lost for words when speaking with his team after.
“I didn’t say anything,” Scott said, per Joey Ramirez of the team’s website. “I’d hope they would do a little soul-searching and just think about what happened tonight and think about how we just didn’t come to play and how we didn’t compete. Sometimes it just comes down to having some pride.”
Throughout the game, the Lakers showed no discipline on defense and seemingly played with a lack of effort, via the Jazz:
The Lakers are 15-59 and have firmly been in the Western Conference cellar for most of all season, currently sitting in last place by five games.
Scott, a 15-year head coach who's in his second season in L.A., also took an individual hit in the loss, per ESPN Stats & Info:
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