The Lakers (29-39) fall behind by more than 20 points in the first quarter for the second straight night and drop to 2-8 since the All-Star break.
LOS ANGELES — The bar was lowered so drastically and quickly on Monday night, the home crowd was ready for any Laker shot fall through the rim.
The actual score got blown out of proportion so quickly, the Lakers never truly competed with the Toronto Raptors who went on to win, 114-103. Instead, the Lakers were largely competing to not make the wrong kind of history in their own building, coming dangerously close to record-setting marks of futility during their 15th loss in their last 20 games.
The Lakers, by contrast, were stuck in the mud on offense, going just 3 for 25 from the field in the first quarter and falling behind by more than 20 points in the first quarter for the second straight night.
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