LOS ANGELES -- As their home crowd rained down the loudest boos of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers lost their 10th straight game Sunday, falling 101-82 to the Charlotte Hornets at Staples Center.
The 9-41 Lakers have now tied for their longest losing streak in franchise history -- the 1993-94 Lakers also lost 10 straight games -- and this team could break that tie with consecutive loss No. 11 on Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Staples Center.
"Honestly, it doesn't really matter," Lakers icon Kobe Bryant said of the notion that his team must win Tuesday to avoid that dubious mark.