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Magic Johnson gave his opinion on why the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Houston Rockets in Game 1 (97-112).

The NBA and Lakers legend was disappointed by the team’s performance and explained what went wrong for the squad.

Johnson said the Lakers played with no energy and did not run the floor to score in transition, letting the Rockets control the tempo of the game.

He also said the team had no plan to stop James Harden, who posted a game-high 36 points.