The Lakers had a big opportunity in front of them on Wednesday night, a chance to put some pressure on Sacramento in the Western Conference, an opening to get closer to the Kings as they jockey for position in the standings.
Instead, the Lakers flopped.
And they did it in an unbelievable fashion.
They led the Kings by 19 points in the first quarter. They also trailed the Kings by 22 in the third, a stunning turn of events.
As a result, the Lakers dropped to 10th in the West, 2½ games behind the seventh-seeded Kings.