In the first half of Tuesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers were very competitive and even maintained a lead, and it looked like perhaps they had at least an outside chance of beating the team with the NBA’s best record.
But L.A. was on the wrong side of a third-quarter onslaught, as it has been so many times this season.
The Lakers ended up falling, 121-110, and now it’s official – they are out of contention for a spot in the play-in tournament.
LeBron James sat out his fourth game in the last five due to a sprained ankle, and without him, L.A. had two chances of winning and salvaging its season – slim and none.
It was a sad, meek and dispirited ending to one of the most disappointing seasons in the history of any major team sport.
