LOS ANGELES — On the shoulders of what might be the last awe-inspiring performance of Kobe Bryant’s legendary career, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided losing a franchise-record 11th straight game on Tuesday night.
To shield itself from further embarrassment, all L.A. needed was an especially supportive home crowd, Bryant’s season-high 38 points and the lottery-bound Minnesota Timberwolves on the opposite bench. All that—a perfect storm in their favor—and the Lakers only won by four points.
That’s how low expectations have sunk.
This win was cause for celebration and relief. And long after the Staples Center confetti was swept away, a disturbing reminder settled in: This is the ugliest season in Lakers history.
Los Angeles is 10-41. It has the worst record in the Western Conference, and FiveThirtyEight’s CARMELO forecast had it ranked dead last before the Philadelphia 76ers were walloped on Wednesday night by the Atlanta Hawks.
This is what it’s come to: The Lakers are as bad as the Sixers, a 7-42 club that currentl ...
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