It was the last game of the preseason, and I think we're all happy its over.  It was sloppy, it got off to a slow start ... yes, I'm talking about our Game Thread.

I went to dinner at 6, figuring I'd be back in plenty of time to start the game thread and record the game.  Got home at 8, missed the first quarter (and the entirety of Kobe Bryant's night), came back just in time to see the two teams get into it over a preseason game, and then watched as Denver killed the Lakers the rest of the way.

This was an extremely important game, and from this game we can already determine some important, and very troubling, trends for this Lakers team.

• If the Lakers play on Friday night, watch out.  The Lakers record on Friday night?  0-2.  Every other day? 6-0.
• If the Lakers play the same team twice in a row, just give up the 2nd game.  Record against a team they played the game before? 0-2.  Playing the team for the first time (in a row)? 6-0
• If Kobe, Pau, and Andrew play a combined 10 minutes, the Lakers will struggle.  Record when it happens? 0-1.  Record when it doesn't?  7-1
• I have to be there for every game thread.  Games I've live blogged?  6-0.  Games I've missed?  0-2.  (This may or may not be the same thing as the Friday stat)

As you can see, those are some pretty troubling trends.  Especially the1st one, I think the Lakers play almost every Friday.  Over 82 games, that's a lot of losses, so be prepared Lakers nation.

Some other troubling stats.

• The Lakers are 0-1 when Luke Walton takes 10 shot attempts
• The Lakers are 0-1 in San Diego
• The Lakers are 0-1 when fans have to cleanup wet spots on the floor
• The Lakers are 0-1 when unknown play by play men call the games
• The Lakers are 0-1 when Tony Gaffney gets a DNP-CD. (Really, PJ?  A DNP-CD?  Because the rest of the bench was really lighting things up?)

In all seriousness, I think we're all glad that the next time this happens, it will be for real.  Bring on the Clippers.  It's a Tuesday night game, so we've got it in the bag.