It’s time to accept that there’s more to the Lakers defensive problems than Lonzo Ball’s absence. Before Saturday’s game I asked Walton what besides Ball is going wrong. “The multiple efforts. Having to change the style of play. Maybe it all caught up to the group or what, but we weren’t playing with that same aggressive, energetic spirit that we had for a lot of the season.”

Source: Los Angeles Times March 03, 2019 20:15 UTC