For one night at least, the panic has simmered down for the Lakers (1-3) and their fans after the team captures their first win of the season against the hapless Detroit Pistons (0-3), 108-79. The win may have come against a team who is also struggling with their own identity but the way in which the Lakers played the game is what's most important.The acclimation of the hybrid Princeton offense has been widely used as the biggest reason for an 0-8 finish of exhibition games and an 0-3 start of the regular season. But underneath the surface lies the team's inability to put the effort on the defensive end and the disturbing rate of committing unforced errors on offense that truly prevented the Lakers from winning more games.The Lakers came out of the locker room focused on energy and bent on following a different plan to get things rolling. The team went to Pau Gasol early before giving Dwight Howard his share of touches. It worked. The job both players did on offense pretty m...
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PLAYERS:
Pau Gasol,
Dwight Howard,
Greg Monroe,
Lawrence Frank,
Steve Blake,
Steve Nash,
Kobe Bryant
TEAMS: Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz
TEAMS: Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz
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