Bill Plaschke: Wilting loss reveals a stark reality for Lakers. They're not a championship team.
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Apr 06, 2023
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES — After the fireworks smoke had cleared and the giddy shrieking had quieted and every T-shirt had been shot into hungry and sweaty arms, a cluttered Crypto.com Arena was left with a stark and solitary truth.
The Lakers are not a championship team.
The feisty Clippers, if they get Paul George back at any point in the playoffs, could possibly make some noise.
But the Lakers? Nah. Not this season. Not after Wednesday night, when they attacked arguably their most emotional game in the history of their hallway rivalry with every ounce of resolve they could muster.
And it still wasn't
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