The Lakers, in what could be their final off day of the season, watched film and tried to avoid the mistakes of the past while remaining hopeful for the future.
Easier said than done.
After leading by double digits in each of the first three games of their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, the proof, to some degree, is there. The results, though, are not.
“Guys are irritated, frustrated, fed up, ready to make a change in terms of not continuously going down this road,” coach Darvin Ham said Friday.