Well, that was just one of those games.

The Lakers came into tonight's match up with the Nets after a tough couple of losses on the road, hoping to maybe get things rolling on the home court... Maybe.

It was just four days ago that the Lakers were sitting pretty at 7-3; a respectable looking record, despite whatever was going on on the floor.

Look at it now. A tough loss to Milwaukee, and loss that was supposed to be a loss in Boston brought the road trip to a screeching halt... But tonight? What happened tonight?

It's too late (2:00am?) to get into any real analysis, so here it is in a nutshell. If you didn't watch the game, this might be difficult to understand, so bear with me.

The Lakers took a good lead into the half, only to blow it in one of their historic third quarter collapses. Then in typical fashion, Kobe saves the day in the fourth (or does he?), only to miss a third free throw after getting fouled behind the arch (which was really just a good acting job). With the game on the line and three seconds on the clock, the Lakers turn to the 0-10 from the field Vladdy Radmanivic to net the winning three! Bad move... obviously. Nets 102, Lakers 100.

There you have it. This was the most frustrating game to watch so far this year, and something tells me that if the Lakers don't beat Seattle on Tuesday, not only is this season doomed, but you might as well forget about good old Phil Jackson, who still hasn't inked for next season.

[edit] 5:41pm; Monday: I've been thinking about that whole scenario quite a bit today... It honestly leaves me questioning Phil Jackson's desire to coach. Vladimir Radmanovic didn't even deserve to be on the floor with the game on the line last night. I said this in a comment, but if ANYTHING, Vladdy should have been inbounding the ball on that play. His height could have been used to the Lakers advantage. Instead, you take the shortest guy on the floor, who also happens to be 8-10 from the field, and have him inbound the ball? I understand that Kobe got tied up, and that Bynum made a young mistake with his back to the ball at the inbound, but Jackson could have choreographed that play in a number of ways that would have had better odds than what actually happened. Giving Fisher a chance to take that shot as the third option is clearly more efficient than putting the game on the shoulders o####uy who went 0-10 with no rebounds. Even if Fisher would have missed it, the people wouldn't be as pissed. BAD CALL PHIL.

The icing on the cake? Unconfirmed reports last spotted Vladdy at 2am  at one of Hollywood's many trendsetting night clubs, the night before the game. Vlad was seen all over Los Angeles drinking it up until the wee hours.

Finally, To the LA Media: STOP CALLNG THIS GUY VLADE. Even if he was as good as Mr. Divac, the bottom line is the fact that his there will never be another Vlade in Los Angeles unless someone specifically named 'Vlade' were to come around. It just bugs me.