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Rui Hachimura Breaks Down Exactly What the Lakers Need to Fix Before Game 3 vs Thunder

Los Angeles Lakers On SI·Jayesh Pagar·23 days ago
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The Los Angeles Lakers are down 0-2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the margin for error heading into Game 3 at home could not be smaller. Rui Hachimura had some things to say about that. According to Lakers Nation after the Game 2 loss, Hachimura did not hold back. He called out the mistakes and made it clear what this team needs to fix before the series gets completely out of hand. "I think we had a chance tonight," Hachimura said after the loss. "First game too. But this was the closest we got, especially since we played really good in the first half. I think we've been focused on Shai a lot, but we gotta give all these other guys more respect. They're great players. They're making all the plays while Shai wasn't in the game. He only played 27 minutes. Other guys made good plays. I think we gotta start talking more about those guys." Both games followed the same script. The Lakers hung around in the first half, kept it competitive, and then fell apart after halftime. Game 1 ended 108-90.…

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