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Lakers’ Pack-It-In Defense Effective Against Hornets…But What About the Celtics?

In the NBA, it’s all about matchups.  Lamar Odom can burn the Jazz for 20 because Boozer and Okur don’t have the foot-speed to stop him.  Put him in against Kevin Garnett, however, and his long arms and gliding layups disappear.
But besides individual matchups, teams can be perfectly matched.  Take the Los Angeles Lakers against [...]