The Lakers finished their longest trip in seven years the only way they knew how.
They lost, of course.
Kobe Bryant couldn't be blamed. He might have hit a triple-double had he played in the fourth quarter.
No, the Lakers fell to the Houston Rockets, 126-97, because of plenty of other reasons Saturday night — road fatigue, lousy defense, poor play by other young players.
Oh, and because they're a really bad team with a numbingly awful 3-21 record.
The Lakers finished 1-7 on the 13-day trek, the lone victory coming against Washington on Dec.