Monday in Phoenix, the Lakers lost their first game of the season.

Wednesday, they played their first horrible game of the season, losing to the Cavaliers in Cleveland 134-110. Everything about this game, from the flow of the offense to the work of the defense to the hustle and focus of the team overall was well below par. The Cavs were, from the jump, more aggressive, more focused and sharper. They buried the Lakers early under a barrage of 3-point shooting. They were more physical than the Lakers, who spent far too much time (particularly Anthony Davis) looking for, and then complaining when they didn't get a call.

Teams can play well and lose. This wasn't that.

So now what happens? The Lakers seemed to be a different team leaving the floor Wednesday, with Davis and Austin Reaves limping. The shots still aren't going down, and now the team is sitting on a two-game losing streak heading into the very winnable portion of the trip (Toronto and Detroit). JJ Redick was visibly ticked after the game, and he can hardly be blamed. Whatever decent individual performances the team got (statistically, at least, LeBron James bounced back from Monday's clunker, just to name one) were completely undone by a completely lackluster effort defensively.

So the Lakers now have...

Health questions, as AD was limping around a lot before exiting the game. Austin Reaves, also banged up. So is D'Angelo Russell.
Vibes questions.
Bench problems. Dalton Knecht finished with 18, but most of that came late.

How do the Lakers respond? We could learn a lot about this team over the next two games.

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: The Lakers get rocked, and look awful in the process.

SEGMENT 2: Is the shine off the apple? Two critical games coming up...

SEGMENT 3: Bronny gets his first points and it's a cool moment.

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The Lakers Look Horrible In Cleveland vs. Cavaliers, Lose 134-110. (But at least Bronny Scores First NBA Points!)