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Nov 2024
38m 54s

Lakers Lack Athletes

PETE ZAYAS
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The Lakers suffered a bad loss to the Pistons on Tuesday night, a defeat that highlighted some of the Lakers struggles athletically and the emerging gameplan to pressure them and be physical to outwork them. Pete and Darius discuss the loss, lay out their questions about the game plan, the rotation change JJ Redick made, and much more. 

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