Lakers having a "bad night" is not really an excuse anymore. They are just having a bad season, they are not built properly and the team doesn't gel together very well. All they have to do now is wait for the season to end because this season will not be anything special for them at all. This means after the season ends they will have a chance to get better eventually.

I personally believe that they will be able to make some changes in the off-season that will allow them to get better and that will be the getting out point for them. Otherwise if they do not do well off-season moves then we are talking about them not even getting better next season too.