The Los Angeles Lakers were derailed in their efforts to develop chemistry with a new roster through the first half of the season and that’s carried over since they’ve surpassed the midway point in terms of games played.
Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo were lost early on to suspensions that were a result of their involvement in an altercation with Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets. Rondo later suffered a fracture in his right hand that required surgery and a five-week recovery.
He played in all of three games before undergoing a second operation to repair a torn ligament in his sprained right right finger.