The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 3-game losing streak into the break. They lost to the Mavericks (130-123), the Pelicans (139-117), and the Timberwolves (119-111). The losing streak happened to start right after Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye arrived in the Lakers/Cavs trade. That trade may be one of the reasons they struggled going into the break, but there are other reasons too.
Lakers’ Defensive Struggles
You don’t need to be an expert to see the results of the games and notice that they struggled defensively. The Lakers gave up an average of 129.