Claims extracted
29
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
2 of 29 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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The early-season success might’ve masked the reality of where the Lakers are at in their team-building journey.
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Lakers → mask → journey
But they returned to Southern California for their back-to-back set against the Raptors and Heat with a renewed perspective on what needs to happen for them to grow into the championship-caliber team they’re hoping to become.
asserted
they → return → team
And how the process isn’t as easy or linear as they made it look early on.
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it → make → ?
“We want to become a great team,” coach JJ Redick said.
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Redick → want → ?
“You don’t become a great team in six games.
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You → become → games
We want to become a great team after 82 games and have a chance to go compete for a championship in April, May and June.
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We → want → April
It’s a process to get there.
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It → ’ → ?
The Lakers went from looking like worldbeaters when they took a 25-point lead early in the second quarter to unrecognizable by the time the Warriors completed the 42-point turnaround.
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Warriors → go → turnaround
Their offense fell off a cliff when the Warriors blitzed or put two on the ball against Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
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offense → fall → Doncic
The Lakers star guards created the types of advantages teams strive for.
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teams → create → advantages
But they didn’t cash in on the openings, with it being clear that the role players are still learning how to operate when playing four-on-three basketball.
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players → cash → basketball
“We just need to do better with that,” Doncic said.
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Doncic → need → that
“You create [an] advantage, you put two on the ball.
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you → create → ball
And you got to go score.
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you → got → ?
It’s a four on three, so we gotta be better at that.
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we → ’ → that
It sounds easy.
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It → sound → ?
But the small sample the Lakers have when playing against teams deploying more aggressive defensive coverages makes it clear it isn’t as easy as it appears.
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it → have → coverages
Spacing principles need to be mastered.
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principles → space → ?
Decision-making needs to be quick and crisp before those advantages disappear and evaporate just as quickly as they were created.
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they → need → ?
With so many new faces, the nuances haven’t set in yet.
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nuances → set → faces
“Obviously, it’s a new team, so a lot of guys have different roles,” Walker Kessler said.
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Kessler → ’ → roles
“It’s different because guys aren’t necessarily comfortable yet, like talking to each other during tough times or calling each other out or taking coaching or taking a response.
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guys → ’ → response
That just builds with time.
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That → build → time
We have a lot of talent on this team and a lot of good players.
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We → have → players
Everyone has seen it.
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Everyone → see → it
When we’re playing well, playing connected, so continue to build that.”
With the Lakers entering Week 3 of the season, there’s plenty of time for these intricacies to be learned.
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intricacies → play → time
“We know we are going to be patient,” Redick said.
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Redick → know → ?
“There’s also, along with patience, doing what you’re supposed to do.
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you → do → what
As we play more games together, we do more walk-throughs together, we do more film together, we do more practices together, that we’ll all get better.”
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we → play → practices
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