Los Angeles Lakers’ Defense Will Bring Another Championship To Tinseltown

With his gold-tinged hair, Ron Artest looked like the second coming of Dennis Rodman. He also played a lot like the seven-time First Team All-Defenseman, holding Kevin Durant to 7-of-24 shooting and six points under his average. He's the poster boy for the Lakers' new mantra.

In earlier days, the Lakers were seen as pretty boys with players like Sasha Vujacic and Derek Fisher playing matador defense with their limited quickness and trying to take charges. Only Kobe Bryant, who is one of a few players in the NBA that gives their all on both sides of the court, and Trevor Ariza, who was always active on D and created turnovers (1.7 steals per game), played fundamental defense.

The Lakers' playoff opener against Oklahoma City really showed the Lakers could win with defense, n...

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