NBA-Soul searching ahead for Lakers after missing playoffs


The Los Angeles Lakers logo is pictured past the profile of Lakers spokesman John Black during a news briefing regarding the death of longtime Lakers owner Jerry Buss, at the Lakers' practice facility in El Segundo, California, February 18, 2013. Jerry Buss, who parlayed a $1,000 real estate investment into ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 10 National Basketball Association championships and making the team one of the most glamorous in American sports, died on Monday at 80, the team said on its official website. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL OBITUARY)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big changes are likely to be in store for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason after their hopes of making the NBA playoffs were dashed when they fell 121-110 to the Suns in Phoenix on Tuesday.

The game marked the seventh consecutive loss for the 31-48 squad that went into the season with lofty expectations after adding veteran guard Russell Westbrook to the tandem of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

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