"The Lakers were due for a day off Saturday, having just played back-to-back road games against NBA powers before taking a charter flight that put them back in Los Angeles around 3:30 a.m.

They didn't get it.

Coach Mike Brown required his players to report to the team's practice facility, where they watched a replay of their 92-80 loss to the Orlando Magic from the previous day. Brown then conducted a light workout before calling players into a back room individually to further break down tape of their games.

It's all part of the process of trying to learn under a new coach in a condensed season, which on days like Saturday can feel particularly painful.

"I would have never done that in the past," Brown said of making his players work following a hectic few days. "This is a different circumstance, so I required our guys to do it [Saturday] and at least not within earshot, I didn't hear one complaint.""