LAKERS NOTEBOOK: PICK-AND-ROLL KILLING LAKERS.

Byline: ROSS SILER Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- This road trip will be remembered for the Lakers' screen-and-roll defense -- or lack thereof -- and too many baskets given up to the likes of Michael Sweetney, Dwyane Wade and Emeka Okafor, off the NBA's most basic play.

It was enough for Kwame Brown to call out his teammates after watching Raymond Felton and Okafor pick apart the Lakers in the first overtime of Friday night's three-overtime loss to the Bobcats.

``When all you have to do late in the game is run screen-and-roll against a team and that gets you a layup, that says a lot,'' Brown said. ``What has to change is guys got to start giving up themselves and rotating over. Stop making excuses.

``When you can just pull the big guy out of the paint and you give the big man a layup that's setting the screen, something's not right.

``I don't know what it is. I'm not a coach. But I know I don't get layups when I play against Chicago and all these other teams that's chucking me in the chest when I'm rolling through.''

The Lakers eventually threw up their hands and went to a zone defense midway through the first overtime. It came after the Lakers were carved up by Wade, who scored 40 points on Christmas as Miami set one high screen after another for him.

``I'm not taking anything away from Raymond Felton,'' Luke Walton said, ``but I don't think he's Dwyane Wade coming off that pick-and-roll. We've got to figure something out.''

Killer quarter: The Lakers seemingly had the game in control early, building a 14-point lead, before they gave up a season-high 42 points to Charlotte in the second quarter. The Bobcats got 24 points from their bench players, including 13 from Matt Carroll.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson was called for a technical during the break between quarters. The rest of the quarter was a ``calamity,'' as Jackson put it. Ronny Turiaf was called for three fouls in two minutes and Vladimir Radmanovic missed both shots he took.

Checking out: Jackson warned his players to be ready for Charlotte, which nearly beat the Lakers in a game at Staples Center last season before Brevin Knight missed two late free throws. The Bobcats later ended a 13-game losing streak by beating the Lakers here.

``We talked about that,'' Jackson said. ``Don't pack yourself along with your bags. Make sure you're here for the game tonight.''

Hip check: Jackson was asked if spending 12 days on the road affected him as he continues to recover from hip-replacement surgery. He called the trip a ``challenge,'' but said he has been working out daily with athletic performance coordinator Alex McKechnie.

``I feel like I made some progress,'' Jackson said, ``even though there's some difficulties that just come along with being on the road.''