Brian Windhorst Provides Grim Outlook For Lakers Season Following Kings Loss

Los Angeles just hasn't been able to stay consistent all year long.

The Los Angeles Lakers season has been incredibly inconsistent, which has led to a lot of frustration around the organization. The team looks different depending on the game being played, which has hurt them in the standings.

They are currently battling for a play-in spot in the Western Conference and have let multiple prime opportunities slip away from them recently. This includes two bad losses to the Sacramento Kings, a team that is just ahead of them in the standings.

It seems that any time the Lakers take on the Kings or even the Denver Nuggets, they falter. It has caused all sorts of problems and has made people wonder how good they really are.

The Lakers have the talent to take down any team in the league, but nobody knows which version of them will show up on a nightly basis. ESPN's Brian Windhorst follows this team closely and after another loss to Sacramento, he provided a grim outlook for the remainder of the season.

"I can't take this team seriously."

—@WindhorstESPN on the Lakers 🫣 pic.twitter.com/V64aWjKVVd

— First Take (@FirstTake) March 14, 2024

This game against the Kings would have helped the Lakers have chances at getting themselves higher in the standings, but they couldn't find a way to get the win. They dropped every game to the Kings this season, so the tiebreaker goes to Sacramento in the unlikely scenario that they finish with the same record.

Los Angeles has taken down some of the better teams in the league this season, but they've also lost some really bad games too. It's similar to a roller coaster, with this team not living up to their full potential. 

Maybe they can go on another run if they get into the postseason, but their inconsistency likely comes back to haunt them. It's plagued them all year, and they've done nothing to show that it will change.