With the NBA Trade Deadline still looming, the Los Angeles Lakers don't necessarily need new weapons to make things work.
Following the Lakers' victory over the New York Knicks on Christmas Day, it appears that Steve Nash had the keys to all of the Lakers' problems.
Although the sample size is currently too small to truly determine, it appears that the Lakers have the tools and the talent to right the ship before they have to do anything too drastic in terms of personnel.
Despite still playing shoddy interior defense in Nash's first game back, the Lakers' performance against the offensively dominant New York Knicks was eye opening.
Their offensive fluidity and defensive effort has been heightened due to their increased enthusiasm. D'Antoni's inference that Nash's offensive impact will trigger defensive effort might not have been just a blanket statement to cover up for their problems on the defensive end.
The Lakers have always had all of the talent. However, the pieces have never translated well on the court and their weaknesses were highlighted.
Dwight Howard's poor free-throw shooting, the Lakers' over ...
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