Lakers are trashed by Cavaliers, and by angry fans -- latimes.com
If this didn't throw some caution into the lovely prose cataloging the Lakers' steamroller of a season, would anything?
The Lakers were uninspiring and unexciting, in case their angry, booing fans didn't prove the point during a thorough 102-87 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday at Staples Center.
The Lakers lost their cool -- Kobe Bryant seemed edgy and off-kilter the entire game, and Lamar Odom got ejected in the fourth quarter -- and their fans followed suit, hurling about 50 promotional foam- finger giveaways on to the court with 4 minutes 4 seconds to play and the Lakers down 18.
The game was briefly delayed and, despite pleas from longtime in-house announcer Lawrence Tanter, more foam fingers were tossed from the stands after another foul was called with 3:45 to play. A few plastic bottles, filled with liquid, were also thrown onto the court.
Staples Center security guards assumed a more aggressive posture, several of them moving to the corners of the court and behind both benches.
Happy holidays, indeed.
"It wasn't a very nice way to spend Christmas day, to tell you the truth," Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said.
If this didn't throw some caution into the lovely prose cataloging the Lakers' steamroller of a season, would anything?
The Lakers were uninspiring and unexciting, in case their angry, booing fans didn't prove the point during a thorough 102-87 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday at Staples Center.
The Lakers lost their cool -- Kobe Bryant seemed edgy and off-kilter the entire game, and Lamar Odom got ejected in the fourth quarter -- and their fans followed suit, hurling about 50 promotional foam- finger giveaways on to the court with 4 minutes 4 seconds to play and the Lakers down 18.
The game was briefly delayed and, despite pleas from longtime in-house announcer Lawrence Tanter, more foam fingers were tossed from the stands after another foul was called with 3:45 to play. A few plastic bottles, filled with liquid, were also thrown onto the court.
Staples Center security guards assumed a more aggressive posture, several of them moving to the corners of the court and behind both benches.
Happy holidays, indeed.
"It wasn't a very nice way to spend Christmas day, to tell you the truth," Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said.
