Lakers Must Bounce Back In Boston and Atlanta

Frank Vogel is confident the Lakers will bounce back following their first back to back defeats of the season.

After losing to Philadelphia, the Lakers collapsed 107 – 92 to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. They had previously set a franchise best 10 – 0 road record. However, the trials of a seven game road trip appeared to sap their energy in Detroit.

The Lakers scored just 34 points in the second half. That’s their worst second half showing since LeBron James signed with them in 2018.

Despite the big road trip, and absence of DPOTY Anthony Davis, LeBron wasn’t interested in finding excuses. 

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“I mean, we still have games to be played, work to be done,” he said. 

“We got to continue to get better, and you can’t really get your mind into the grasp of how many days you are on the road or whatever the case may be. Every team does it. Every team hits a long road trip. We’re professionals.

“We got to keep our minds fresh, keep our bodies fresh as much as we can to go out there and put together a complete 48-minute game, or close to 48 minutes. Obviously we haven’t done it the last couple of games, and we just got to be better on Saturday.”

Despite their dominant start to the season, the Lakers have suffered for the lack of summer preparation. It’s easy to forget they’re a different team from last year, as Kyle Kuzma pointed out.

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“We’re playing like 14 people,” he said. 

“It’s a tough situation. Obviously, we’re working through things. The coaching staff is trying to figure out rotations and figure out what works with what best, what players can play certain lineups. And that’s just the point of the season we’re in.”