Five takeaways from Lakers’ loss to Sacramento
Lakers forward Nick Young tries to steal the ball from Kings forward Rudy Gay in Sunday’s game in Sacramento.
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The Lakers aren’t just bad. They’re boring. And predictable. Have we mentioned bad yet? Here are five takeaways from their 108-101 loss Sunday to Sacramento.
1) Kobe Bryant needs to do one of two things: Take his coach’s advice and sit a game, or go back to facilitator mode. His 33.5% accuracy this month mandates one or the other.
2) What happened to Jordan Hill? The Lakers’ second-best player in November has more single-singles (5) than double-doubles (2) this month. Four-of-12 shooting against Sacramento just won’t cut it.
3) Hard to imagine a better line for Nick Young than Sunday’s effort: 26 points, four for nine from three-point range, eight for eight from the free-throw line, five rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes. And the quote of the game: “Just give me the ball. I’m always down to carry the load.”
4) While watching Ronnie Price and Jeremy Lin combine on three-for-nine shooting, a thought jumped out: Isn’t it time to see what Jordan Clarkson can do?
5) Here come the L’s. Sunday was a winnable game for the Lakers. Now they get Golden State at home (L), Chicago on the road (L), Dallas on the road (L), and Phoenix at home (L). Good times.
