"This time it was not Kendrick Perkins or another NBA opponent chiding Pau Gasol for playing soft.

This time the criticism, sharp and shrill, came from Los Angeles Lakers fans as the seven-foot All-Star Gasol trudged off the court and through the tunnel Sunday afternoon at the Staples Center following the Lakers' stunning 109-100 loss to the Hornets in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round playoffs.

It was a game that Gasol would like to expurgate from his memory, but a two-hour tape session Monday morning -- an hour longer than Lakers Coach Phil Jackson's typical game review, brought back Sunday's sordid performance by Gasol.

Jackson didn't shine the spotlight directly on Gasol during the tape critique. In fact, he blamed the team's shoddy transition defense for the unexpected loss.

"It wasn't Nightmare on Figueroa," Lakers forward Lamar Odom said, substituting the name of the street that the Staples Center is located on for Elm Street. "But we lost.''

The focus Monday was on how to bounce back in Game 2, which will be played Wednesday night at the Staples Center. The Lakers face a must-win situation, with the playoff series scheduled to switch to New Orleans, for Game 3 and Game 4. The Lakers practiced for more than an hour after they watched tape.

Yet, when asked if he expected better production from Gasol than what Gasol produced Sunday, Jackson answered succinctly: "He's an All-Star.''

Jackson, however, declined to expound, adding: "I can't get into expectations.''"