Frank Vogel: If you have an elite defense, that can be your third star

After win in Game 4, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel said that elite edefense is like having a third superstar in the team.

Per ESPN, “That’s as powerful a weapon there is in one of these playoff runs. It’s as powerful as a superstar,” Vogel said after L.A. beat the Houston Rockets 110-100 on Thursday to go up 3-1 in their Western Conference semifinal series. “If you have an elite defense, that can be your third star, so to speak.”