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[BeeZee]

It's not difficult to figure out what the Lakers need to improve to take the next step this season and become NBA champions.

At least, not in the mind of veteran guard Derek Fisher.

"We have to defend a whole lot better," Fisher said. "We want a team that when we have to get stops to finish a game or finish a quarter, we get them.

"We just weren't able to lock teams down. I can't remember a lot of games where we were down eight or 10 points and kept them from scoring the rest of the game and stole the game at the end. It was more like we were close and then we went on an offensive spurt where we were able to win the game."

In fact, the lasting image of the Lakers in the NBA Finals in June was of a team that seemed incapable of preventing the Boston Celtics from charging to the basket for layups and dunks.

http://www.dailynews.com/ci_10722558

[jplakers]

noooo really?

[ReaListik]

The Laker team of the earlier part of this decade had several moments of locking people down defensively, and then other times where defense and offense were both gone. Hopefully this team can make it happen.

[jj123]

tell me about it

[Lakersfan1211]

Most Def.

[Louizzle]

Hopefully Fisher isn't the only one that realizes that the team needs to focus more on the defensive end rather then the offensive end.

[ファイナルファンタジ]

Yeh, it is a main concern. Let's hope it improves.

[Nak]

RADMANOVIC, pay attention!

[ogarte24]

Kuya JL!

Filipino are you?

ahahaha!

Great defense wins championships!

Yeah, I hope every one of the members of the team figure it out.

I believe in Phil. This time, they'll be better on that area. Bynum would surely help a lot!