Lakers: Five Things On LA Fans’ Christmas Wishlist

Dec 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 119-108. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 119-108. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 4, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. (7) dunks the ball on Golden State Warriors forward David West (3) during the second quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 4, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. (7) dunks the ball on Golden State Warriors forward David West (3) during the second quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Re-Capture the Early Season Intensity

This team captured the attention of NBA fans early on because of how hard they played. That was their identity.

The word around the league was that this team had heart and the played hard every night. They weren’t going to beat themselves anymore because they gave it their all every night.

Somewhere along the way the team lost the amount of passion and effort they played with on a night to night basis. If they hope to make it back to .500 they need to rediscover this identity and play with that passion once more.

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