Cavs hit rock bottom in historic 55-point loss to Lakers; LeBron chimes in

The woeful Cavaliers have finally hit rock bottom.

The 112-57 thrashing at the hands of the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers was historic on more levels than the Cavs care to realize. Never in the 41-year history of the franchise have they lost a game so badly. Not in the 17-65 season eight years ago, not during the 15-win season in 1981-82 and not even in the expansion season of 1970-71. That Cavs team lost 141-87 to the Philadelphia 76ers in their 11th game of existence.

This was one point worse.

“In 13 years, I can honestly say I ain’t ever felt that embarrassed to be on the basketball court,” Antawn Jamison said. “There’s nothing else you can really say.”

The Cavs’ roster has been wrecked by injuries. They started an undrafted rookie again in Manny Harris, brought another off the bench in Samardo Samuels and Alonzo Gee, last season’s Development League rookie of the year, led the team in scoring with 12 points.

But a team that still has former All-Stars in Jamison and Mo Williams shouldn’t set franchise records for worst loss, fewest points scored and fewest points allowed by the Lakers during the shot clock era.

The loss was so astounding, it even coaxed a reaction out of LeBron James, who is in Los Angeles with the Miami Heat and will face the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in the same arena. James presumably watched the Cavs game on television, or at least heard about the lopsided score as word quickly spread throughout the league.

“Crazy. Karma is a b****,” James wrote on his Twitter account before the game was even over. “Gets you every time. Its (sic) not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!”