Jerry West believes the Lakers are starting to show their age and that they have problems consistently clamping down on defense.

Late last week the Hall of Famer said the two-time defending champions are "getting long in the tooth." They have 10 players on their roster 30 or older.

"If there's a loose ball now, how often do they get to it? The reason you can't play defense is because you can't," West said.

Phil Jackson agreed with West.

"He's right. We have to do a lot of things right to be able to play defense the way we want to, and most of it is about controlling the tempo of a game," Jackson said.

"There's something about just speed. Outright speed. We're not the fastest team on the boards here in the NBA, but we can do it if we control things in the right way."