Throughout the 2019-20 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers have touted their on- and off-court chemistry as their reason for success and that has propelled them to the top of the Western Conference.
However, the Lakers have not been playing their best basketball in recent weeks, often going through several lackadaisical stretches and only turning it on near the end of games when they are behind.
Their two games after the 2019-20 NBA trade deadline have been disappointments to say the least as they were unable to overcome a Houston Rockets team that had no answer for their size and length, instead giving up far too many points from the three-point line and in the restricted area.