Lakers really looked weak, I mean at times they got close enough and all, but from the start they were weak, it started out like 20-3 or something, and then there was a moment in 40's where it was like 46-45 or something which means it got closer but then once again it got further away with time.
I have to say it is not really all that confusing because Lakers did not build a good team at all. Just because you have Lebron and AD doesn't mean that you can get any random 10 more people and hope for a title, you need to build a decent team. They won the title a few years ago, and look how many players are left from that team, aside from the big two, not that many players are left from that team which shows the main problem for them. They really needed to build a team that would help their good players but they decided not to go with that. I still think that they could go to playoffs, I mean it is not that far away from them, but it is not going to be easy at all.
I have to say it is not really all that confusing because Lakers did not build a good team at all. Just because you have Lebron and AD doesn't mean that you can get any random 10 more people and hope for a title, you need to build a decent team. They won the title a few years ago, and look how many players are left from that team, aside from the big two, not that many players are left from that team which shows the main problem for them. They really needed to build a team that would help their good players but they decided not to go with that. I still think that they could go to playoffs, I mean it is not that far away from them, but it is not going to be easy at all.
The Lakers' results have actually gotten worse lately, but I wouldn't call them a weak team. I think they are still competitive, and let me remind you that they reached the Western Conference Finals last season. I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the Lakers can repeat this deep run in the next playoffs, although it will definitely be a tough task for them.
I think it’s a motivation issue for the Lakers. You don’t just go undefeated in the in-season tournament and then forget how to win a game. They’ve got some other things going on.
Luka proved again he’s Devon Booker’s nightmare. Dropping 50 on Christmas in a win over the Suns is embarrassing. Booker better get this rivalry figured out or it’s going to start eating away at his legacy.
Or maybe there's no rivalry at all as Luka is just eating the Suns even with KD around, drops another bomber on Booker's face. The thing though is that Booker is no longer guarding Luka unlike before and that task belongs now to Grayson Allen.
But still though, every time Luka faces the Suns, he bring his A-game to just rub it in on Booker. For the Lakers, it might be a curse to win the inaugural IST tournament, because after that, they have difficulty winning games.
