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Lakers need to improve everything

By Dr. Jack Ramsay
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, June 14, 2004

The Los Angeles Lakers have to improve everything if they hope to win Game 5 and send the NBA Finals back to L.A. for Game 6. It is possible, but it has to be done with great effort over three high-quality games if the Lakers hope to win the series. This Los Angeles team has never faced a challenge in an NBA Finals series like the one the Detroit Pistons are presenting right now. That has been disconcerting for the Lakers, but judging by what L.A. coach Phil Jackson and his players are saying ...

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