Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick made it clear that the Lakers are far from their best version after a 102-116 loss to the Clippers.
The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t match up with the Los Angeles Clippers in their first-ever clash at the Intuit Dome, as the Clippers walked out with a 116-102 win over the Lakers. It was a rough game where the Lakers trailed for the majority of the time in an uncompetitive showing.
Lakers head coach JJ Redick discussed the result after the game, claiming the Lakers are still in their growth process while the Clippers have a far more coherent identity on both ends of the court already.
“I think we are growing. We all know during the growth process you have some bumps, and that’s ok. Our group, we’re together and connected more times than not. We’ll continue to grow and build, but there was some good stuff tonight. We gotta keep trying to get better.”
“It’s one of those games you want your offense to help your defense, We didn’t make shots and turned the ball over. We did a good job in 11 possessions in the zone in the first half, they scored eight points. We did a good job of mixing it up.”
Redick heaped individual praise on the contributions of Ivica Zubac and James Harden, who were the biggest factors behind the Clippers’ dominant win.
“I consider them a great team, they have Hall of Famers and Zubac is a monster. He was the difference with his offensive rebounding, particularly in the second half. Against great teams, you make mistakes… Our guys competed, fought, stayed together. For us, this is a good process. We didn’t get the result we wanted, did some good things in the second half. That’s a real defense and they’re physical.”
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