Los Angeles Lakers Case Study

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The (3-19) Los Angeles Lakers begin the Texas two-step and the seventh stop of their eight-game road trip, in the south-central part of state, the Texas Triangle, to face the (18-5) San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center.

In the first place, the contest against the Timberwolves featuring two teams with a veteran superstar to lead them as well as a talented young nucleus the Lakers put on a strong performance, one of the season’s best.

As a matter of fact the game provided several positives for the purple and gold; the team finished the game strong, forced overtime and scored 122 points. Additionally, six players scored in double digits, tied a season-low with nine turnovers, shot a season-high 51.6-percent from the field in the first half also for the first time in 18 seasons that the
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On the other hand, the usual suspects in the Lakers demise against Minnesota again, their defense, rebounding (allowed 14 offensive rebounding providing the same number of second chances for the T-wolves) and free throws. Russell also provided his first clutch moment of his career, tying the game by hitting an off-balanced seven-foot bank shot with last year’s rookie of the year, Andrew Wiggins, draped all over him.

Although there is nothing more frustrating than losing a game by one point with the knowledge that you missed ten free throws. While in San Antonio the Lakers could visit the River Walk, the Alamo, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in addition to Lackland Air Force Base. The Lakers could dine at Texas de Brazil, JW Marriott San Antonio – 18 Oaks, Restaurant Gwendolyn or Aldo’s Ristorante