11月3日，24直播网报道，NBA常规赛中，湖人队以138比117的比分击败了热火队。比赛结束后，湖人队的传奇球员罗伯特·霍里在《Access SportsNet Lakers》节目中对球队在内线领域的卓越表现发表了评论。
在主持人的提问中，他提及：“在半场战罢，湖人仅以7分的微弱优势领先。然而，在上半场，双方的三分投射都表现卓越。然而，随着第三节的开局，湖人展现出了更为坚固的防守，借助抢断和快攻机会，成功将领先优势扩展至21分。你对他们在下半场的战术调整有何见解？”
霍里透露：“在篮球比赛中，中场休息是至关重要的时刻，用以调整战术并深入分析对手。显然，湖人在这一环节中找到了问题的症结。观察可以发现，热火球员对凯斯勒在内线的防守感到极大压力。因此，湖人得以在外围施加更多压力，得益于凯斯勒封锁禁区的强大能力。他在协助防守和填补空缺方面的表现尤为出色。”
Moreover, the Lakers demonstrated aggressive defense in the second half, disrupting their opponents' shooting rhythm by employing physical confrontation, rendering their play uncomfortable. This tactic forced them to frequently switch the ball possession. Most significantly, it restricted them from easily scoring close to the basket. Prior to the game, had I been asked which team would score more inside points, I would have likely chosen the Heat, given their dominant frontcourt duo of Adebayo and Giannis. However, the Lakers' interior scoring advantage ultimately surged to 60-38 over the Heat.