Can’t say I don’t agree with Ireland here… Lakers have been looking sluggish as of late. Something to worry about, Lakers Nation? Sound-off!
ESPN: All of the headlines today will be about how Kobe Bryant has done it again, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat. But there’s another story that might get lost in all of that.
I would argue that the Lakers have developed a bad habit, and it’s getting worse.
In their last five games–against Cleveland, Sacramento, Phoenix, Golden State, and then Sacramento againL.A. has fallen behind in every game. And when I say behind, I mean way behind. Take a look at the deficits the Lakers have suffered in each of those games:
Cleveland 21 points
@ Sacramento Nine points
@Phoenix 21 points
Golden State 15 points
Sacramento 20 points
Even though L.A. was able to recover and win both Sacramento and the Golden State games, this isn’t how a championship team is built. I can’t tell you how many coaches have told me that you can’t just “flip a switch.” If the Lakers continue down this road, the chances of a repeat title are non-existent.
Before Friday night’s game, I asked Phil Jackson if he had made any New Year’s Resolutions.
“No,” he answered, “but I did put up last year’s record at the start of the New Year, and wrote this year’s record next to it.”
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