Cavs 102, Lakers 87

The Lakers paid for their indifference going into today’s game. They treated it was if it was just another game. The Cleveland Cavaliers treated it as something more, and the results were obvious. The less said about the “fans” who chucked promotional foam fingers onto the court in the fourth quarter the better. Here’s all you need to know about the Lakers’ feelings about their Christmas clunker, courtesy Pau Gasol:

“Obviously, we didn’t come out right and weren’t ready to play. They played harder and they played better, and they took the game. Things happen. We just thought it was going to be an easier game than it actually became. I’m disappointed how the game turned out. I’m disappointed how we approached the game. I’m disappointed how we played the game.”