“It's okay, guys, the real season doesn't start until February.”
One cliché that underachieving teams often cling to is the idea that a that, in the middle of a depressing streak of terrible results, it's never too late to turn over a new leaf. The hope is that, with enough hard work and determination, a team can rediscover its true form. The 17-25 Los Angeles Lakers are still waiting to find that form, and they've rebooted the season at least five times already.
October 30th: The Los Angeles Lakers open the actual NBA season with a loss against the Mavericks.
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November 9th: The Lakers fire coach Mike Brown after a 1-4 start and win a few games under interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff.
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