The warning signs were there from the opening tip.  You could see it in the body language. In the heavy legs. In the passes that drifted too low. In the shots that fell short on the rim. In the compounding mental mistakes.  Fatigue isn’t an excuse, but it is a diagnosis. And Sunday night in Houston, the Lakers didn’t have the cure. Their 115-96 loss to the Rockets in Game 4 wasn’t just about missed shots or sloppy turnovers. The reality is that it was about an older team staring down the cost