As the Portland Trail Blazers processed the surprising reality of their Monday night flop against the Los Angeles Lakers , they took turns in the postgame locker room hopping on the grenade.

Veteran guard Jrue Holiday said the 123-115 defeat was his fault because he shot poorly, committed a couple costly turnovers and didn’t bring enough energy.

“I know I played a terrible game,” Holiday said.

Center Donovan Clingan , meanwhile, blamed himself, saying he let too many rebounds slip out of his grasp and didn’t defend his old mentor, Deandre Ayton, well enough.

“I just feel I wasn’t ready to go,” Clingan said.

But, in reality, the Blazers (4-3) suffered a surprising loss because they could not overwhelm a shorthanded team with their trademark defensive will. And part of the reaso

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