The L.A. Lakers as we know it may never be the same. Down 3-0 to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Playoffs, the Lakers went out in embarrassing fashion in front of a sold out crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Without Kobe Byrant to guide them, the team looked for Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard to lead the way.
However, both big men were irrelevant during the series. Howard was the more disappointing of the two. With a chance to prove he’s still an elite winner, Howard allowed frustration to get the best of him in game four; he was ejected after two technical fouls and finished with a mere seven points.
In an effort to lift the spirit of his team, Bryant came out in the third quarter while walking on crutches. But it didn’t inspire the Lakers as the Spurs rolled over them by a score of 103-82.
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