for discussions sake, isn't it for the past seasons prior meeting the lakers we are on a good roll, not really mean streaks but a string of decent wins, then we lose to them triggering this staggering losses once more, i'm not superstitious at all but it almost never fails that they break our stride almost all the time we are building up on one..as signified after our recent loss to them, another vicious cycle is impending once more, considering we are embarking on one tough road stretch..