Mary Schmitt Boyer of the Cleveland Plain dealer reports that the Lakers? Kobe Bryant was scratching his head after last night?s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kobe sat out the final two minutes of the 89-70 blowout and did not like what he saw.

"I was fuming," he said. "I was thinking a little bit about everything . . . why we lost . . . upset that we lost . . . upset that we didn't make shots that we're supposed to. Now my attention turns toward the next game."

Although Kobe finished only one assist shy of a triple-double, the Lakers would do well to forget this game as quickly as possible. They shot 31.8 percent (28-of-88) overall and 20 percent (4-of-20) from 3-point range. They also turned the ball over 17 times and were blocked 10 times by the Cavs. Just to add insult to injury, 70 points is the lowest offensive output for the Lakers? ever.

"It's one of those nights you want to forget about," coach Phil Jackson said in an abbreviated postgame news conference. "They gave us open shots. They kept us from penetrating, which I guess is the ultimate defense. They didn't give us too many second shots, especially in that second half.

"We had turnovers, mental mistakes in the fourth quarter. We broke it down to seven at the end of the third quarter (67-60) and made the first stop on a nice play. . . . Then we made four mistakes right away and got ourselves in jeopardy. Then the door fell in on us. That will happen."

The Cavaliers took advantage of a Lakers team without Shaquille O?Neal, who is recovering from toe surgery, and Rick Fox, who is sitting out a six-game suspension for fighting. Cleveland outscored the Lakers in the paint 42-24 and outrebounded the Lakers by two. Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 23 points while Cleveland power forward Tyrone Hill controlled the boards with 17 rebounds.