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SOS on capsizing Lakers

By Charley Rosen
Special to Page 2

Monday, December 23, 2002

Instead of riding the crest of their dynasty, the Los Angeles Lakers have unexpectedly sunk to the bottom of the league. Not only are they losing (and losing, and losing), but they're repeatedly getting swamped. What exactly is going on? Are the Lakers merely treading water? Can their championship hopes be salvaged? Or are they really dead in the water? To find out, let's take a close look at one particular game -- Lakers at Nets on December 19 -- because the macrocosm is always disce ...

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