You Thought the Lakers Beating the Knicks was Impressive? You Ain't Seen NOTHING. Also, Lebron was RIGHT?

112-57. The greatest defensive effort by the Lakers franchise in the shot clock era. The worst performance in Cavaliers history. The third biggest blowout win in Lakers history. Whatever you want to use to refer to this game, it was hilarious. This game wasn't just a massacre, it was a combined offensive effort by the Lakers as an entire team. The Lakers with the most points were Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum with 15 points a piece. How in the hell did the Lakers win with nobody scoring over 20 points? Because 7 players scored at least 10 points and 3 others scored at least 5. On the Crapaliers side (as they will now forever be called), only Alonzo Gee and Ramon Sessions (both coming off the bench) scored in double digits, Gee with 12. The Lakers had 40 defensive rebounds compared to the Crapaliers' paltry 42 total rebounds.

Now to be fair, the Cavs are missing 5 players from their lineup. Anderson Varejao is out for the rest of the season with a torn ankle tendon, Anthony Parker is out with a lower back strain, and Daniel Gibson, Leon Powe, and Joey Graham are all out for extended periods of time. Even so, had the Cavs had their full lineup, I seriously doubt they could have competed.

In related news, Lebron sent this now infamous tweet when the Unamazing Crapaliers were first down by 50 points:

Now, while Lebron may fail to see the irony in all of this, nevertheless,  Lebron's "Decision" this past summer is now increasingly being seen as the right decision. Although no one really thinks Lebron should have stayed in Cleveland, the big controversy was how it was executed, not letting any of his teammates, general manager, or owner that he was "taking his talents to South Beach." Although as an unrestricted free agent Lebron had every right not to tell anyone what his plans were, he was viewed as a hometown hero and the savior of Cleveland sports.

Lebron's tweet is a reference to Dan GIlbert's unfavorable treatment of him after The Decision aired on ESPN. It may have been prior to the decision, however. This Crapaliers team that lost so horribly to the Lakers (and has been losing horrifically since losing to the Heat at home earlier in the season, losing 21 of their last 22 games) was specifically drafted, traded, and recruited to build a team around Lebron James. Seeing how horrible the Cavaliers are without Lebron is really starting to make me see how Lebron must have felt the last 5 years, playing with people who cannot possibly come close to his level. Playing in the last two Olympics more than likely also led Lebron to see that there was so much more to offer than being relegated to a team with 1 mega talent and some guys to pass the ball to him and occasionally pass the ball to them to make them look better.

I guess it's a bit easier to understand Lebron and his actions now, but the point is that he still acts like a child and is constantly spewing his mouth off and giving his unwanted opinions on everything. From saying the NBA would have higher quality if there were fewer teams so that there would be more teams leaden with superstars "like the 80s" and saying he isn't the reason the NBA has increased viewership, Lebron just keeps showing how arrogant and uninformed he is. The 80s really had just 3 teams, the Lakers, the Celtics, and the Pistons; every other team was a joke or not taken as seriously as the big three teams.

Tonight, the Heat (who are undefeated when James, Wade, and Bosh score 71%+ of the team's points) face the Los Angeles Clippers, who have been increasingly better since Baron Davis came back from injury. The Clippers are probably the best non-playoff contending team right now, better than some of the teams in the East who, at this point, would qualify for the playoffs. This doesn't at all mean the Clippers will challenge the Heat at all, but the Heat may be surprised if they take the Clips lightly. Wouldn't it be funny if karma bit Lebron in the ass tonight and they lost to the Clippers? One can only hope!