The Los Angeles LakersÆ102-87 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers was an embarrassing defeat that revealed all of LAÆs major flaws; many of them were the same flaws that doomed their quest to win a championship in 2007-2008.
-The Lakers' interior rotations were soft or non-existent. It appeared as if Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum were scared of Shaquille OÆNealÆs and LeBron JamesÆboulder-crushing strength.
-That Bynum was lost and confused on defenseùoffering no resistance on off-ball screens, late in his help assignments, gambling and missing entry passesùis simply par for the course for the mistake-prone youngster. However, Gasol played defense like a timid rookie, a characteristic not seen since the LakersÆhumbling Fi ...
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Los Angeles Lakers Breakdown: Massacre Exposes Lakers’ Ugliest Warts
Posted: 26th December 2009 by Erick Blasco in NBAComments Off on Los Angeles Lakers Breakdown: Massacre Exposes Lakers’ Ugliest Warts