Lakers Dynasty sleeping away and New Era has started

 

The Lakers have been pushed to the edge, or to Dallas anyway. They will fly to Texas, down 2-0, having lost twice on their own floor, facing what Derek Fisher called an “unfamiliar” challenge. They surrendered a 16-point lead in the series’ opener, and even that was easier for them to stomach than their 93-81 beating in Game 2. Effort and overconfidence weren’t the problems on this night.

“This game,” Andrew Bynum said, “they just beat us.”

“This team is cutting us up,” Bynum said, “and we’re not doing anything about it.”

Bynum said a few other things, most notably that the Lakers are struggling with “trust issues.”

“I mean I think it’s quite obvious to anybody watching the game,” Bynum said. “Hesitation on passes, defensively not being there for your teammate because he wasn’t there for you before.”