All of the Lakers need to be on guard

It's not only the point guards who are responsible for defensive breakdowns.

Reporting from Washington -- It's going to take all the Lakers, not just the point guards, to slow down ballhandlers who have given the Lakers trouble, Derek Fisher said after practice Thursday.

Fisher and Jordan Farmar must do their part, for sure, because they are the first line of defense. But they alone shouldn't be accountable, Fisher said.

Source: latimes.com