In today's regular season, the Lakers beat the Pistons 110-106 at home. After the game, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel was interviewed by reporters.
"The team defended the best quarter tonight in the third quarter."
"I challenge everyone to be a good defensive team. That's why we're so embarrassed now. ”
"We used a different second team tonight. We basically used the lineup that ended the Pacers, with LeBron (James) and Mero (Cameron Anthony) in the number four or five positions. It's a lineup without a center. There's a lot of room for russ in this lineup. LeBron also has more space to cut as a cover for the inside, which is very efficient and we can change defenses better on the defensive end. I feel like we're going to continue to grow in that area and that's going to be part of the future of the team. Dwight (Howard) didn't play tonight and we decided that if we were to use a smaller second-team, at least one of the two centers would not be able to play. It won't always be DJ (DeAndre Jordan), sometimes it's Dwight. You might see Dwight in the starting lineup and DJ in the third lineup. We will continue to evaluate this matter. ”