The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their fourth loss over the last five games on Thursday night thanks to Josh Giddey's halfcourt heroics. Not so long ago they looked like the most dangerous team in the Western Conference on the combined powers of LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Now it's looking as though it will be a battle for them to secure homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Gone are the excited television segments likening the dynamic duo to all-time Lakers pairings and laying the groundwork for a victory parade through the streets of Los Angeles. They've given way to something a bit more sobering.
