Lakers know defensive lapses must be fixed

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Lakers coach Phil Jackson delayed watching the entire tape of Game 3, preferring a few hours of sleep over reliving the misery of Tuesday night.

When his players finally watched the film Wednesday morning of their 108-104 loss to the Orlando Magic, something immediately jumped out at them.

“The final score,” guard Derek Fisher(notes) said.

Something else, too. A series of defensive lapses, mostly minor, some larger, but all correctable.

“There were some little things defensively, which every time you watch film, even when you win, there’s just always some things you see that you can do better,” Fisher said. “So there were just small things … a rotation off here or there, defensively letting guys get back to the middle when we try to keep everything out of the middle.”
 
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