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Lakers look to ramp up defense with return to physical play

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Nov. 25, 2024 1:42 PM PT

One of the best parts about being honest with yourself as a basketball team is that it allows for everyone to recognize an area of weakness and then take the steps to address it.

The Lakers have not been a good defensive team. They have not been a good rebounding team. And one of those remedies, they agree, is to play more physically.

Yet what does that actually look like?

“You’re just watching guys get up into the ball. You’re watching guys fight over screens.