State of the Fan: Poll questions surrounding the Lakers’ season

The Lakers are a year-long conversation, but lately it has seemed there’s been lots of things to talk about the team more than ever. They just lost three consecutive games for the first time in two years. Kobe Bryant recently returned to the lineup after spraining his left ankle. There’s been plenty of trends pointing toward the inconsistent offense and defense, something that was recently discussed in the team meeting. And, of course, with 17 games remaining in the regular season, the Lakers (47-18) have tightening races with Cleveland (50-15) for the league’s best record. They’re also competing with Dallas…