In many circumstances, a team should be nervous going against a Los Angeles Lakers team that’s had the week they’ve had.
After getting shellacked by the Toronto Raptors in the first quarter on Monday, the Lakers were humiliated further on Wednesday night against Minnesota. Patrick Beverley flexed on LeBron James, Karl-Anthony Towns mocked a Russell Westbrook airball, and — of course — LA lost again.
They’ve lost 16 of 21 heading into another matchup with the Raptors, this time in Toronto. With their season and effort level starting to look like a lost cause, it’s time to switch gears from the car wreck you can’t look away from.