Derek Helps Lakers Pass a Road Test
Championship caliber teams are often tested most, not in a loss, but in how they respond to that loss.
Championship caliber teams are often tested most, not in a loss, but in how they respond to that loss.
The Lakers got the consistently strong efforts they need from Derek Fisher this weekend as they split a pair of road games in the Eastern Conference.
Derek Fisher's legacy as one of the NBA's premier and all-time clutch performers is safe. It has been for a long time.
When he took the court on Tuesday night it was just another day at work for Derek Fisher.
The Lakers needed some help to snap their four-game losing streak and they got an assist from Derek Fisher.
In fact, they got three.
As the Sacramento Kings enter Staples Center tonight, they'll likely stare across the court and remember what Derek Fisher did the last time Sacramento eyed an LA upset.
No loss is acceptable to Derek Fisher and the Los Angeles Lakers, but after the soaring Lakers dropped a pair of games this weekend, D-Fish admitted that losses have their own therapeutic value.
Derek Fisher and the Lakers continued along their winning ways with two easy victories over the weekend.
As a proven winner, Derek Fisher knows how to keep his team from going on extended losing streaks.
There are two characteristics a basketball player needs to pull off a steal, one of the biggest momentum shifters in an individual game.