LOS ANGELES -- Lakers coach Phil Jackson said before the game that his players had been warned not to look past struggling Milwaukee on Tuesday night toward the marquee Christmas Day affair against Miami.Turns out, not everybody was listening. Forward Ron Artest even admitted it.
"I didn't hear a warning,'' Artest said after his team's surprising 98-79 loss to the Bucks at the Staples Center. "Maybe they said that.''
According to Jackson, the players said it themselves after the morning shootaround.
"They did it on their own in the huddle at the walkthrough this morning,'' Jackson said before Tuesday's game. "It was mentioned, 'Don't mess around and let this game get away from you, and then ruin what we're trying to do on Christmas.'''
So what then happened? The Lakers (21-8) messed around.
Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/22/kobe-bryant-ejected-as-lakers-lose-focus-fall-to-the-bucks/
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