LA Lakers’ Lack of Urgency Will Be Final Blow to Playoff Dreams

On the heels of a three-game winning streak, the Los Angeles Lakers failed to show up against the Phoenix Suns. Matched up against a team they should have defeated, L.A. lost a 92-86 heart-breaker in which they blew a 10-point lead entering the fourth quarter.

As a result, one thing became perfectly clear—L.A.'s lack of urgency will be the final blow to their playoff dreams.

With their loss to Phoenix, the Lakers dropped their eighth consecutive road game. The Lakers are now 5-16 on the road for the season.

Perhaps most important of all, L.A. is 20-26 and a full four games behind ...

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