L.A. Times: Tex Winter paused to gather his thoughts before offering his analysis of how the Lakers are playing.
Winter, the Lakers’ basketball consultant, had come to watch them play the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, to see for himself in what direction they were headed.
The Lakers came in with the best record in the NBA, 50-12, but Winter still saw troubling signs. And that was before the Trail Blazers routed them, 111-94.
“I feel like our record is a whole lot better than how we’ve played,” Winter, who lives in Portland with his wife, Nancy, said before the game. “I don’t think we’re playing nearly as good as our record indicates.”
The Lakers won their first seven games and 14 of their first 15. They have yet to lose more than two consecutive games. But they are in the midst of playing 10 of 13 games on the road, including at Houston on Wednesday and San Antonio on Thursday.
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