""We practice this stuff enough," Redick said of the defensive principles he wants to see. "We review this stuff enough. We show film on this stuff enough that to me, it like comes down to ... just making the choice. It's making the choice.""
""There are shortcuts you can take or you can do the hard thing and you can make the second effort or you can sprint back or you can't. It's just a choice. And there's a million choices in a game, and you're very likely not going to make every choice correctly. But can you make the vast majority of them correctly? It gives you a chance to win.""
The Los Angeles Lakers lost 132-108 to the Phoenix Suns after their defense collapsed in the third quarter. The Lakers were outscored 45-29 in the third and allowed the Suns to shoot 72.7% from the field and 83.3% on 3-pointers in that period. Los Angeles is 19-9 overall, but all nine losses have been by double-digits and the team’s cumulative point differential is only +8 through 28 games. The Lakers have dropped to 24th in defensive rating after finishing 17th last season. Coach JJ Redick blamed choices and inconsistent effort. Austin Reaves returned and scored 17 off the bench.
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