As a way of getting “our system implemented,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said before his team played the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, he has made sure that “we really dove deep into the film” after all their exhibition games. So with the coronavirus still raging and testing protocols still in place, Vogel returned to film to teach while the Lakers were in Phoenix for the last three days. It’s tough to deal with that in the morning and still get guys over to the arena for practice,” Vogel said on a pregame videoconference. The Lakers overcame a 21-point deficit and Quinn Cook hit the go-ahead shot with 26 seconds left. They started alongside Marc Gasol, Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who played after missing Wednesday night’s game with hip soreness.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 19, 2020 06:16 UTC