Lakers vs. Pelicans Preview: L.A’s problems still haven’t been solved

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty ImagesSigh… The Lakers always find a way to lose games, don’t they?

Sure, blame it on how they approached Friday’s primetime game, or Frank Vogel’s offensive and defensive game plan. Blame it on LeBron James for playing like an actual 37-year-old for the first time this season, or heck, even blame it on the referees who made themselves the story of the game with lengthy replay reviews.

But whatever the reason, the Lakers have consistently found ways to beat themselves, and it has hurt them not once, not twice, but multiple times this season. They’ve now lost 19 times in clutch situations this season, only seven behind the Indiana Pacers, who they also lost to at…