I hate the “The Cavs and Celtics blow out teams consistetly, so they’re better” excuse. I don’t see the Lakers really put their feet on the gas until the 4th quarter.

lol that lull into a sense of false security is when our bench comes in!

i really dont think the lakers are trying to get psychological with their opponents, our bench does do a whole lot to help our cause. Our staters basically just didnt have very good game, but luckily not very good, means we’re still able to stay in the game. but when you put our bench in wiht no lead/momentum, dont be suprised if things go from bad to worse lol

the lakers bench are overrated compared to what the celtics have.. i think our lakers have a lot more focusing to do.. but i think they are all more eager to watch now what TMZ is having for LO and Khloe.. just the other night a kardashian was showing off the championship ring of LO to the paparazzis like it was some kind of wonder toy..

When the Lakers did lose a game this badly (and it wasn’t often, but there were certain games like the first home loss to the Pistons or the really crappy losses to the Pacers and Orlando or the gouge your eye out loss to the Kings or the mark it down losses to the Bobcats) the Lakers usually always BOUNCED back with a win.

Especially if the media heads say the Lakers don’t have “heart” or “aren’t motivated” spiel.

Like last year, expect some rough patches throughout the year people. It’s to be expected in a season that 82 games and you’re the defending champs that you’ll have a target on your back.

I remember that first road trip and we had our first back to back losses against Indiana and Orlando. The bench was being questioned, their “heart” was being questioned, their “defense” was being questioned … seriously, it was soooooo over the top questioning because well, truth be told, that was a good team that just happened to lose some games.

I think we can all usually tell when the Lakers would lose a game or not and that Dallas game was a pretty obvious one: No Pau, Ron’s still adjusting, the Bench is MIA without LO, Dallas was hungry for their first win, etc. It’s a good wakeup call loss … better now than later.

Sometimes you need to lose a game or two to grow from … the Lakers usually did grow from their losses last year … hopefully they’ll do it again this year.

I can tell you this, the Lakers won’t wanna lose to the Mavs again. I’m glad the Lakers lost such a defeat on national television. They know everyone saw that. Look at the the third quarter against the hawks. They’re not the Mavs, but they’re half way decent.

Better to lose this kind of game early in the season rather than late April. I guarantee the Lakers wouldn’t have lost to the Mavs in early May.