[Bob Loblaw]

I'm not often one who jumps to conclusions, but how else can you explain the Lake Show's performance this afternoon, aBench watch Mother's Day crapfest that ended in a 99-87 Game 4 loss to the Houston Rockets? I'm sorry, but nobody prioritizing homage to the lovely women raising children worldwide would have come out as flat and disorganized as the Lakers did, much less stayed that way.

From the opening tip, the purple and gold were not only off their game, they flailed in every single aspect of it. Take the disastrous first quarter, one that ultimately laid the foundation for an unsuccessful effort.......-LA Times.com