What We Learned About Los Angeles Lakers During Their First Half of the Season

The 2013-14 season has not been kind to the Los Angeles Lakers, and the NBA community has learned plenty about the struggling franchise through the first half of the season as a result.

Injuries, age, a lack of team chemistry and injuries have severely hindered what Lakerland has been able to accomplish this season, leading to immeasurable frustrations from the fanbase.

The first half of 2013-14 has been a nightmare scenario, as the Lakers are on pace to miss the playoffs for just the fifth time in franchise history since the organization moved to L.A. from Minneapolis in 1960-61.

Their 14-25 record is only trumped by the lowly Utah Jazz (13-27) in the Western Conference. Mike D’Antoni’s crew has lost six games in a row and nine of its past 10 contests overall.

Almost nothing has gone right for the Lakers so far, and it’s clearly time for management to figure out the future.

 

Note: All stats and records in this article are accurate as of Jan. 16, 2014.

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