Watching Dillon Brooks prancing around Crypto.com Arena as he torched the Lakers wasn’t the best way to end LA’s homestand. The loss was bad, and it felt even worse considering it was the first time the Lakers played a team with a winning record since their victory against the Bucks back on Nov. 15.

Despite the poor play, the Lakers aren’t panicking just yet.

“You go with what’s been working and, obviously, we have an opportunity to change pitches and switch pitches, but we go with what’s working,” LeBron James said postgame. “Obviously, we didn’t play our brand of basketball, the way we wanted to play. It’s just one game. We don’t get too crazy about it.”

With nearly a quarter of the season done, the Lakers’ brand of basketball seems to be elite offense mixed with a blend of bend, but

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