The Los Angeles Lakers showed some significant flaws on the defensive end of the basketball floor in Saturday's loss to the Chicago Bulls, with the team giving up a season-high 146 points. Even though Luka Doncic put on a show with seven three-pointers in the first half, it wasn't close to enough to propel the Lakers to victory in the second half despite the return of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.

Lakers struggle against teams that play at a fast pace
LA might've given the blueprint on how to beat them
Luka was on fire with 29 points in the first half
LeBron and Rui were rusty
Luka (7) and LeBron (5) committed 12 turnovers by themselves
Energy and effort were noticeably absent
Defense was atrocious, allowing Coby White and company to do whatever they wanted to
Lakers embark on a four-game road trip starting in Orlando on Monday

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