Magic Johnson: Lakers are soft

[Roy Hobbs]

"First of all we haven't been physical," said Magic. "We've been going soft to the basket, we've been turning the ball over with unforced turnovers. We've gotta play with a sense of purpose. See right now, our sense of purpose is not there."       

"[The Celtics] get all the loose balls, they're getting too many second shots, and there's no way you can only shoot four, six, [or] eight free throws. That means that you're going soft. That means that you're not taking it to the basket. That means you're not aggressive.       

"What drives me crazy is that you know Ray Allen, you know Paul Pierce can shoot threes. Why are you running back to the paint when you know they are great three point shooters? So we can't let Paul Pierce have four wide open – and I'm talking about wide open without anybody running at him – three point shots."     

He wasn't finished there.     

"And then that bench who we've been counting on all season long playing great - where are you? Where's the bench? Our bench has gotten outscored twice. I'm mad!"

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[Donoghus]

Funny,

I don't see Magic blaming the refs anywhere in there. 

He makes all valid points.

[Redz]

The thing missing from this rendition of the Lakers/Celtics rivalry for me is that I don't fear the Lakers.  I don't feel like the Celtics have had to play their best to beat them.  Maybe that will turn around, but this is not a great Lakers team.

[wdleehi]

[Roy Hobbs]

The thing missing from this rendition of the Lakers/Celtics rivalry for me is that I don't fear the Lakers.  I don't feel like the Celtics have had to play their best to beat them.  Maybe that will turn around, but this is not a great Lakers team.

That's kind of how I feel, too.

Wasn't there some Lakers fan on here telling us this team was just as good as Showtime?  What a ridiculous thought that turned out to be (not that it wasn't at the time).

[Cman]

haha!  got me sort of sleepy looking at how nice, soft and comfortable it looks....