NEW ORLEANS — It’s one of the great mysteries in the NBA, why a team like the Lakers can look so competitive one night and so lost 24 hours later.
“Play harder” can be the core of every coaching message, the desire of every player and, for some reason, it doesn’t matter.
Some nights, and especially on the ones like Saturday in New Orleans, teams just don’t have it.
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And no matter if the sneakers look like they’re made of cement or the jerseys of lead, those teams still try to win.