Since he was named head coach of the Lakers in July 2014, Byron Scott has preached an endless sermon of defense. But an encouraging training camp and preseason has given way to back-to-back unsightly performances on that end.
Just two days after allowing Minnesota to score 112 in the season opener, the Lakers suffered a 132-114 loss in Sacramento — the most the Kings have scored in regulation over the last eight years.
Scott let the team know his disappointment in a 48-minute defensive lapse that allowed 80 points in the paint — the most by any team over the past 20 years, per Elias Sports Bureau.