Here's a statement no one is going to disagree with: the Los Angeles Lakers defense has been terrible. The crazy part about that is just how dreadful it truly looks when bringing a magnifying glass up to the problem that has slowed momentum on a hot start to the season.
December was not a good month for the Lakers. The team went 5-7, being outscored by 94 points on the month as a whole. Four of their five wins were by single digits. Every single one of their seven losses were by double digits. It was an ugly stretch.