With a stern look and an annoyed tone, Lakers coach Byron Scott criticized his players with brutal honesty.
Scott questioned their effort. He told them to “man up.” Scott considered any fatigue concerns “a bunch of crap” even if the Lakers completed a second game of a back-to-back shortly after a five-game, nine-day trip.
But after recently watching the tape of the Lakers’ loss to Phoenix on Monday, Scott has changed his stance.
“As mad as I was about the way we played the last game, I also have to go back and look at the schedule,” Scott said.