Disappointment reins it would appear for fans of our Lakers team. To not become too maudlin about Friday's game let us all recognize that fatigue had indeed set in with the players. That and all of Kobe's injuries (including the funny bone incident on court) & Ron Artest's playing with a sprained left thumb. He also was hurt for awhile during the last game falling as he did hurting a hip. Getting into their hotel after the flight from Miami,at 3:30 a.m. did not help either + Pau Gasol not being in top form, caused a great deal of positioning during the play. Both Jordan Farmar and Derek Fisher made 3 pointers.Final tally:Charlotte 98,Lakers 83. Pretty grim, certainly and a hard game to see to its' fruition but there is always another way to consider. so....in this case, perhaps they can redeem themselves next Sunday playing Orlando..One can always hope and continue to cheer on our team. With that said, it is best to just leave the floor for this time and wait for the next game. Thankyou for listening to one reporters' comments. Babs Wells