After pathetic Game 5, Lakers approaching wrong kind of history: ‘Don’t care about s— like that’
The Lakers blew it. They have no killer instinct. No urgency. No desperation. They stood around and watched each other miss shots. They struggled to get stops. They were sloppy. Discomb…
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Melissa Rohlin NBA After pathetic Game 5, Lakers approaching wrong kind of history: ‘Don’t care about s— like that’ By Melissa Rohlin Published April 30, 2026, 9:06 a.m. ET The Lakers blew it. They have no killer instinct. No urgency. No desperation. They stood around and watched each other miss shots. They struggled to get stops. They were sloppy. Discombobulated. Unfocused. They sleepwalked through Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Rockets, falling 99-93. 5 A massively underwhelming performance by LeBron James and the Lakers led to a 99-93 loss to the Rockets to force a Game 6 back in Houston Friday night.
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