MINNEAPOLIS — Austin Reaves paused as he held a microphone in his hand, the Minnesota cold waiting for him as he got ready to try to answer for his team’s lousy offense.
Had the Lakers stunk all season on that side of the ball, had they been a stagnant mess from Day 1, maybe the answers would be clearer. But the Lakers used to be able to score. They moved and cut and shot and ran. Over the first 15 games of the season, they scored at least 110 points 12 times.