11月3日，24直播网报道，NBA常规赛中，湖人队以138比117的比分力克热火队。比赛结束后，湖人队传奇球员罗伯特·霍里在《Access SportsNet Lakers》的访谈节目中，对球队在内线领域的卓越表现发表了评论。
采访者提问：“在半场战罢时，洛杉矶湖人仅以7分的微弱优势领先，然而，双方在上半场都展现出了出色的三分投射能力。然而，随着比赛的深入，湖人队明显提升了他们的防守效率，凭借有效的抢断和快速反击，他们在第三节将领先优势扩展至21分。您对他们在下半场所作出的调整有何看法？”
霍里透露：“在关键时刻，中场休息是调整策略、深入分析对手的好时机。显然，湖人队在中场休息期间找到了解决问题的方法。观察可以发现，热火队员对凯斯勒在内线的防守感到畏惧。因此，湖人得以在外围施加更强烈的压力，充分利用凯斯勒封锁禁区的优势。他在协防和补位方面的表现尤为出色。”
Moreover, the Lakers exerted aggressive defensive pressure in the second half, disrupting their opponents' shooting rhythm by employing physical confrontation, which made the game uncomfortable for them. This strategy forced them to repeatedly alter their play. Above all, it denied them easy points near the basket. Had you asked me prior to the game which team would dominate inside scoring, I would have predicted the Heat, given their formidable frontcourt duo of Adebayo and Antetokounmpo. Yet, it was the Lakers who ultimately outscored the Heat in the paint, 60-38.