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Lakers vs. Thunder Preview: Can L.A. keep crushing their opponents?

Over the last few weeks, the usually mild-mannered (at least with the media) Frank Vogel has repeatedly used terms like “dominate” and “kill” when he describes how he wants the Los Angeles Lakers to beat their opponents right from the jump.

Vogel said he saw that mentality on display from his team when they blocked 20 shots against the Detroit Pistons — “We want to be dominant defensively,” Vogel said — but the team themselves felt like they eased up on the gas in their win against the New York Knicks on Tuesday.