Nothing comes easy for the Los Angeles Lakers. To be absolutely fair, the rotation is ridiculously thin at this point, but the New York Knicks probably should not have provided the problems they did for most of the game Friday night. The Lakers worked to get back into it and at multiple points held leads, but once again, the team’s offense stalled late and they suffered one of the more frustrating losses of the season.
Heading into Friday night’s festivities, the thought was that despite the depleted roster, the Lakers could take care of business against one of the worst teams in the NBA.