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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers consistently turned the ball over as the Houston Rockets earned a 99-93 victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series on Wednesday, April 29.
Now the series might be turning in the Rockets’ favor after winning two straight games and closing the gap after the Lakers built a 3-0 lead to start the series.
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As a former player, Lakers coach JJ Redick understands how turnovers can happen throughout the game, but he recognized how they impacted his team’s overall performance.
“It’s hard because the players see stuff on the court and it’s easy for us to look back on film or armchair quarterback it,” Redick said. “I do think we had two of those turnovers where we get a stop and we throw the ball ahead out of bounds. Those are the kind of ones that you wish you had back.
“But the turnovers, they come in all shapes and sizes and it’s about limiting them and you certainly have to give your guys freedom to make basketball plays. I would say in general, though, turnovers of aggression are okay. Turnovers of passivity are not.”
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