The Lakers are 38-19 so far this season. At the end of the 2010 season, they were 57-25, so the record is definitely not as great as they thought it would be. This is because they have had struggles with offseason trades and new team issues. Another reason is because they haven't faired well against strong teams such as the Celtics or Spurs. But mediocre teams have given the Lakers problems too as they lost to the Cavaliers, Bobcats, and Magic their last 3 games of the first half of the season.
They are looking to take off this second half, and really peak as far as their skills and team chemistry on the court goes.
"It's back to the drawing board," Lamar Odom said. "Defense. Cohesiveness. Our chemistry on offense. I'm not that worried. I think it's things we can fix."
"We're looking forward to it," Bryant said. "We're up for the challenge. Pau and I have been talking this whole time about looking forward to it, and getting back at it."
Starting out their second half, is a game against the Atlanta Hawks. 8 out of their next 11 games are against playoff contending teams such as Miami, Dallas, San Antonio, and Oklahoma City.
We're about to see what the Lakers are made of this second half, and if they will be able to in fact turn the season around and win the 3-peat.
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