Team Lacking Killer Instinct
An old problem for the Lakers emerged again Friday night--besides Dominique Wilkins.
They were up by 15 against San Antonio in the third quarter, then let the Spurs back in the game, all the way to 87-81 with 3:20 remaining.
“We have to learn to develop a killer instinct no matter who we play,” Shaquille O’Neal said. “Not just when we play the big guys.”
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Of the 29 teams in the league, 10 have pictures of a player, or a player and the coach, on the opponents’ page in their media guides. One is the Lakers. Of the nine others, eight chose to spotlight O’Neal. One didn’t.
Orlando went with Cedric Ceballos instead.
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