March 24, 2025

Lakers Give Up Season-High 146 Points in Ugly Loss

27 minutes

The Los Angeles Lakers showed some significant flaws on the defensive end of the basketball floor in Saturday's loss to the Chicago Bulls, with the team giving up a season-high 146 points. Even though Luka Doncic put on a show with seven three-pointers in the first half, it wasn't close to enough to propel the Lakers to victory in the second half despite the return of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.

Lakers struggle against teams that play at a fast pace

LA might've given the blueprint on how to beat them

Luka was on fire with 29 points in the first half

LeBron and Rui were rusty

Luka (7) and LeBron (5) committed 12 turnovers by themselves

Energy and effort were noticeably absent

Defense was atrocious, allowing Coby White and company to do whatever they wanted to

Lakers embark on a four-game road trip starting in Orlando on Monday

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