The Los Angeles Lakers lost a game that they could ill-afford to let slip away on Friday night, falling to the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center, 122-115. Winter is coming, as an ominous December schedule looms on the horizon. In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at some of the worst […]
Defense
Laker Film Room: Two Defensive Improvements That the Lakers Need to Make
The Lakers have forged an unlikely defensive identity early in the 2017-2018 season, as Darius & I noted in the most recent Laker Film Room Podcast. They’re long, active, and aggressive, employing a style that is intended to catalyze their transition game on the offensive end. Yet that aggression can be used against them, and […]