NBA Playoffs 2012: Lakers’ Defensive Adjustments Are Cause for Encouragement

After suffering an embarrassing blowout in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers were left with plenty of game film to analyze and make adjustments.

L.A. was killed on the fast break by a younger, more athletic Thunder squad in Game 1, as well as looked lost when defending OKC's pick-and-roll half-court offense. The Lakers, who have struggled defending the pick and roll for decades, had to find a way to adjust for Game 2, or suffer a similar fate.

And adjust they did.

A key component of the Lakers' defensive adjust...

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