For the first time in franchise history, the Los Angeles Lakers have allowed 400 points over a stretch of three games, per ESPN Stats & Info.
The run of futility began with a 132-125 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, then continued with a hideous 142-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, before the Lakers fell by a score of 134-126 to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. All in all, the purple and gold surrendered 408 points over the three-game stretch, while getting outscored by a total margin of 63 points.
Thursday's blowout at the hands of the crosstown-rival Clippers represented a nadir for the proud Lakers organization, with the 48-point margin in that game representing the largest loss in franchise history, per ESPN Stats & Info.
The other two losses in the three-game span, while not nearly as embarrassing, still made it quite clear that the 2013-14 Lakers can't play a lick of defense. The Nuggets shot 54.5 percent from the field and 58.3 percent from three-point range Friday, and the Pelicans made 59.7 percent of their field-goal attempts in Tuesday's game.
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Lakers Allow 400 Points over 3-Game Stretch for First Time in Franchise History
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