Sources: Lakers Talk State Of Team After Rout

Famed Los Angeles Lakers fan Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers told Chris Paul it is still a Lakers town, which the point guard agreed to.

They can't make enough pingpong balls to cover this mess. Even those cheering for the Lakers to tank games were surely shocked and saddened Thursday night when, on their own floor against their hallway neighbor, they tanked effort. They tanked intensity.

The last time the Clippers played the Lakers, they won by 36. It was even worse this time around.

The good news for the Lakers (21-41) is they won't have much time to sit and dwell on their franchise-worst 48-point drubbing by the Clippers (43-20) on Thursday night. The bad news is they'll play their fourth game in five nights in the altitude of

They can't make enough pingpong balls to cover this mess. Even those cheering for the Lakers to tank games were surely shocked and saddened Thursday night when, on their own floor against their hallway neighbor, they tanked effort. They tanked intensity.