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    Lakers coach Frank Vogel is positively just being himself this season

    by Tania Ganguli, Los Angeles Times Dec 22, 2019 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - In a film session after the Los Angeles Lakers squeaked by with a win over the Atlanta Hawks, there was plenty for them to improve. But Frank Vogel doesn't like to harp too much on negatives, and if he has a point to make he often employs movie clips. This time, he turned to Rocky Balboa and Adonis Johnson.

    In a scene from the movie "Creed II," Balboa stood with Johnson in front of a mirror and pointed at the young boxer, saying that was his toughest opponent.

    "Every time you get into the ring, that's who you're going against," Balboa said.

    Vogel wanted to remind the Lakers about the importance of self-reflection.

    In the same film session he showed another clip about basketball - it showed point guard Rajon Rondo faking a lob to LeBron James, and James faking that he was

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