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Magic Johnson compares 2022 Lakers to 1991 Lakers | NBA

It is via social networks, and mainly by Twitter, that Magic Johnson comments on the failed season of the Lakers. Even if he tries to remain positive, he sometimes shares his dismay, as recently after the defeat in Portland against a weakened formation. Present in Cleveland to celebrate 75 years of the NBA, the former leader of the Lakers is invited to comment on the season of his proteges, but also and above all their future.

” Who are we ? What is our DNA? ” he asks The Undefeated. “We have to find out, and once we know who we are and what we have to do, we have to do it on a regular basis every night. How should we play? That’s what we have to find. Are we going to stay this team that has ups and downs every night? Are we going to set up an attack and take advantage of LeBron and AD? We just have to find who we are, and what we really have to do is focus on defense. “

The game against the Warriors as a model

Magic takes the example of the recent meeting against the Warriors. The Lakers were close to victory, but they collapsed in the “money time”, unable to lock the rebound and resist the heat stroke of Klay Thompson. But for Magic, it’s a match that must be used as a basis. “If we play like that, we can be scary,” he whispered to LeBron James on Super Bowl night.

“Before this match, there was a problem with the Big Three. They didn’t really find each other, but that was not the case for this game against the Warriors. If they can, I tell you, no one will want to face them because we know what LeBron gives in the playoffs when the matches are more important. (…) What remains, 20 matches, 30? They still have time to play really well together. “

And Magic to take as an example the Lakers of 1990/91, who had reached the Finals after a sluggish start, finally beaten by the Bulls, for Michael Jordan’s first title.

“I remember 1991, with a new coach, Mike Dunleavy. We had new players. We had Sam Perkins, and Kareem had retired. Everyone said, “It’s over for the Lakers.” It took until the last month for us to find our game. We had finally figured out how to play with Sam, James (Worthy) and me, and we had integrated it and we were shooting well. We dominated all the teams that were supposed to beat us: Golden State… We beat them all, then Portland, who had the best record, we beat them to go to the final. Everyone thought the Blazers were going to win the title as they had the best record. But we found our game, and we dominated them. “

That’s why he remains optimistic.

“We know that this team has talent, and now they have to find their game. I tell you, they are going to cause a lot of problems for the teams. They just have to figure out how. Russell Westbrook just has to be comfortable with the way he plays. We can’t worry about how we played before, because it doesn’t matter anymore. It’s about how I can help the team win, and what I need to do to help them win.. “

Shots Bounces
Players GM Minimum Shots 3 points LF Off Def Early pd bp Int CT party Points
lebron james 41 36.8 52.2 35.3 74.8 1.1 6.8 7.9 6.5 3.2 1.6 1.0 2.2 29.1
Anthony Davis 37 35.1 53.7 18.2 70.9 2.8 6.9 9.7 2.9 2.1 1.2 2.3 2.5 23.1
Russell Westbrook 57 34.6 43.7 29.9 66.8 1.4 6.4 7.8 7.5 4.1 1.1 0.3 3.0 18.3
carmelo anthony 50 26.5 43.7 39.2 82.4 0.8 3.3 4.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 2.2 13.4
Malik Monk 52 27.1 47.1 39.9 77.2 0.4 2.9 3.3 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.7 13.0
Talen Horton-tucker 42 25.9 41.0 27.3 80.0 0.6 2.7 3.4 2.7 1.5 0.9 0.6 2.5 9.5
isaiah thomas 4 25.2 30.8 22.7 72.7 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.5 1.2 0.0 0.5 3.0 9.2
Sekou Doumbouya 2 8.2 62.5 50.0 75.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 7.0
Avery Bradley 49 23.8 41.1 38.1 85.7 0.6 1.8 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.2 1.9 6.6
Stanley Johnson 24 22.0 48.0 31.4 67.7 0.7 2.5 3.2 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 2.8 6.5
Austin Reaves 39 21.3 48.8 32.6 82.1 0.6 2.1 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.4 6.2
Wayne Ellington 35 18.9 39.2 38.5 80.0 0.3 1.5 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.1 1.0 6.1
Dwight Howard 42 14.4 61.4 66.7 62.1 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.6 2.0 5.1
Deandre Jordan 31 12.9 67.0 0.0 48.0 1.6 3.9 5.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.6 4.2
Trevor Ariza 20 19.3 35.1 32.8 50.0 0.3 3.0 3.4 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.9 4.0
Kent Bazemore 32 14.4 33.1 35.8 76.5 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.7
Rajon Rondo 18 16.1 32.4 26.7 50.0 0.6 2.2 2.7 3.7 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.4 3.1
mason jones 2 4.4 25.0 0.0 50.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.5
jemerrio jones 2 7.4 66.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.0
Darren Collison 3 12.4 28.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.7 1.3
Chaundee Brown 2 10.3 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Jay Huff 4 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

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