Published on Tuesday, February 02, 2010
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
The Lakers returned to Southern California in the wee hours Tuesday and found the place pretty much as they left it.
The palms still swayed in the breeze and the sun still worked its way through the low clouds.
They left town as the league leaders two weeks ago today and, after playing eight games in 12 nights, returned a full game behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in the overall standings.
What changed? Well, nothing much, really.
The Lakers won five and lost three. They were among the league's elite teams when they boarded their chartered aircraft Jan. 20, and they still are playing at a reasonably high level going into tonight's game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Staples Center.
They certainly didn't like the way they started their trip in crumbling against the Cavaliers on Jan. 21. They weren't pleased the way they floated through a win over the New York Knicks and a loss to the Toronto Raptors in their next two games
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