They weren’t enough 24 points and 12 rebounds by Anthony Davis to the Lakers to avoid defeat against Golden State. JJ Redick‘s team thus suffered their third defeat in four pre-season games
The new coach of the Gialloviola already has a clear understanding of the areas in which his team can and must improve. As reported by Jovan Buha on
When we invented plays on offense rather than executed, they punished us
JJ Redick
While a loss in a preseason game isn’t alarming, what is of concern is the Lakers’ chronic tendency to lose continuity in attack over the course of 48 minutes.
This is a problem that the yellow and purple have been carrying around since last season and that Redick will have to try to solve. Already during an interview given during the Summer Leaguethe former Clippers had referred to this difficulty:
The numbers say that the Lakers have a much higher offensive efficiency when they execute the schemes than when they play without executing them
JJ Redick
The Lakers still have two preseason games before diving into the 2024/25 NBA Season and JJ Redick has a lot of work to do, especially from an offensive point of view, but a change of direction in playmaking will be necessary from D’Angelo Russellfar too inconsistent and confusing last season.
