Lakers Winning Recipe: Return To Rebounds and Defense

Rebounds win Rings. That’s what former Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley used to preach to his 1980’s Showtime team. And it was true.  

After Game Four of the Western Conference Finals where the Phoenix Suns evened the series, this generation of Lakers players need to heed Riley’s message.

There is a reason why this Lakers team again won the Pacific this season, and, unlike the past two years, it was not on the offensive side of the ball. No, this team used defense to keep their repeat title hopes alive.  

The Lakers were No. 10 in team defense this year. More importantly, they were No. 1 in opponents three point percentage, at 32.8 percent. And, because of their length and size advantage, also dominated oppon...

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