The Lakers’ roller coaster of a 2025-26 season came to an end on Monday night with their second round Game 4 loss to the Thunder.   The ending came both later and sooner than expected. After 23 seasons in the NBA, LeBron James proved that he’s still among the NBA’s elite. Getty Images With Luka Doncic sidelined for all of the playoffs because of a hamstring strain, and Austin Reaves missing the first four games of the postseason, most pundits and writers – including those at the California Post – didn’t expect for them to make it out of the first round of the playoffs. And they did. But once the Lakers got matched up against the Thunder, most expected for them to win at least one game in the second round before the season ended.  That didn’t happen, bringing finality to a Lakers’ season that featured many twists and turns. How do the Lakers – from the players to head coach – grade out for the season? JJ Redick: A LeBron James missed the first 14 regular season games, and 22 in total.…