Lakers defense

So what happened to that vaunted Lakers defense that propelled them to victory in Game 3 on Thursday?

Yeah, that's right. That vaunted Lakers defense. That swarming, trapping, high-intensity defense that caught the Phoenix Suns so off-guard the other night.

As it turns out, it's still a work in progress.

``It's kind of new so everybody doesn't always know what to do or how to rotate yet,'' said Lakers guard Shammond Williams, one of the defensive heroes on Thursday night. ``We haven't jumped screen and rolls or played screen and rolls like that all year.

``Sometimes, when you're doing something new, you miss a few things here and there and it costs you.''