Early on in Sunday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs it was apparent that the Lakers were quite simply outmatched. Luke Walton’s team fell behind by double-digits early, trailed by 20 at halftime, and never seriously threatened in the second-half.
The slow start in particular is what bothered Walton. The Lakers had a number of turnovers that put them in a hole, but that wasn’t the main issue that Walton saw from his team.
“I thought our heart, our competitive spirit – or our lack thereof – especially in the first half was a bigger issue […] I love our guys and I’m supportive toward them and I think they did a good job in the second half, but that first half, that can’t happen if we’re trying to build and trying to get somewhere.