The Lakers did that thing again where, after just nabbing two commendable wins in a row against high-caliber playoff teams, they proceed to drop one versus a Brooklyn Nets team that has lost nine out of its last 10 games. It's hard to say that this loss was a surprise because frankly, Los Angeles continues to set the bar for the worst loss of the season every other week.
The Lakers controlled the first half so well that it was fair to think that the only way the Nets could win was if they put together their best second-half performance of the season. And that's exactly what the Lakers allowed them to do. Brooklyn put up 38 points in the third quarter alone and outscored Los Angeles by 22 by exposing the starting unit's defense - the same problem that led Darvin Ham to move away from it in the first place.
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