After a porous month of December and losing streak that stretched to nine games, the Los Angeles Lakers finished their homestand on a positive note. Winners of three straight, a season-high, the team has renewed optimism about them despite still being well below .500.
Even as the losses began to pile up and outside distractions persisted, Lakers head coach Luke Walton maintained his steady approach. “It’s a challenge,” he said of remaining even-keeled amidst a losing stretch. “But I learned that.
“I didn’t understand it, but I learned it from Phil Jackson when I got drafted here as a player.