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NBA Finals Game 4
LA Lakers @ Detroit Pistons
Lakers legend Magic Johnson has called his team out for being lazy and disrespectful.
"I think the Lakers had a mindset that was disrespectful to the Pistons. They thought it was going to be easy. That is not the case," Johnson said. "Unless they come out and play very hard, with the same level of intensity as the Pistons, this series will be over."
"I am angry. You have to compete. And we're not competing," he said. "You can just see the Lakers' frustration. No one is welcoming anyone to the bench. Guys are sitting there, wandering off into the crowd, defeated. We've got to get that look off our faces and play basketball the way it's supposed to be played. If not, the series won't get back to Los Angeles."
"I have eight rings and I want nine," Johnson said. "My anger is that we haven't competed in this series. I don't know what's going on. I don't know what the mind-set is. But this is just unacceptable."
Shaq and Kobe are too proud and too good to both have bad games again and we expect the Lakers to be very focused right from the tip-off tonight.
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Recommended Play: Lakers +1/2 First Half
NBA Finals Game 4
LA Lakers @ Detroit Pistons
Lakers legend Magic Johnson has called his team out for being lazy and disrespectful.
"I think the Lakers had a mindset that was disrespectful to the Pistons. They thought it was going to be easy. That is not the case," Johnson said. "Unless they come out and play very hard, with the same level of intensity as the Pistons, this series will be over."
"I am angry. You have to compete. And we're not competing," he said. "You can just see the Lakers' frustration. No one is welcoming anyone to the bench. Guys are sitting there, wandering off into the crowd, defeated. We've got to get that look off our faces and play basketball the way it's supposed to be played. If not, the series won't get back to Los Angeles."
"I have eight rings and I want nine," Johnson said. "My anger is that we haven't competed in this series. I don't know what's going on. I don't know what the mind-set is. But this is just unacceptable."
Shaq and Kobe are too proud and too good to both have bad games again and we expect the Lakers to be very focused right from the tip-off tonight.
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Recommended Play: Lakers +1/2 First Half
