Nobody let anybody down.
When Ray Allen got in foul trouble, normally we'd have Marquis Daniels - another drafty, above average defender - to throw at Kobe. Instead, we had to rely on Wafer, who for all of the effort he displayed tonight just isn't ready for that kind of challenge. The team had to help Von in the post and it threw off the entire defensive scheme, leading to offensive boards and open looks at the basket.
When Perk got tired, we should have Shaq, JO or even Erden to spell him. Instead, he had to stay out there and play more minutes than anybody wanted.
Credit the Lakers for this one. The best way to beat a thin team is to get them in foul trouble. They did that to us tonight, and it worked. Nobody let anybody down. We just got beaten by a healthy, talented team.