JJ Redick proud of the ability of the Lakers to play hard every evening

The Los Angeles Lakers faced a challenge with which they did not have to deal with the New York Knicks on Thursday evening. The JJ Redick team was left for most of the second half, but fought and forced over time, finally achieving a four-point victory against one of the best team in the league.

Redick recently talked about how important it is for a team to only play hard every evening and how this Lakers team really accepted it. And that’s something that other coaches in the league have recently mentioned recently.

“I think a big picture, something that honestly means a lot to me and it is an appreciation for the boys in our team,” said Redick. “A few coaches recently, whether it was after the game, had Pregame after the game, whatever, said, ‘Man, your team plays really hard.’ To be honest, we played some teams in this route at home that played very hard, and this winning streak started with Portland and that was a conversation that Chauncey (Billups) and I had because his team played hard.

“If you come to the playoffs, you have to try to have any chance. I think the ability of our boys’ ability to continuously reach into the fountain and to give everything you have in a certain night, regardless of whether the recordings are received or whether there are defensive mistakes, remain with your efforts. I think that says a lot about our group. “

Many teams may have difficulty maintaining their energy and effort if shots do not fall because it can be demoralized if the offense simply does not run. But the Lakers never let the Knicks and Redick believe that it is a good thing for them to see that they can still beat a good team if they do not play in the best form.

“It was funny, because in the fourth, when I think it was like an eight-point game … Dalton hits Big 3 and it was dynamic and I had the feeling that it was a recall of the Sacramento game, what I think was, what was that, the second or third game of the season,” recalled Redick. “When we were down at the end of the third double -digit period and Dalton reached a 3 to get ourselves up and take over Bron. We didn’t have many of these games because we have been in the lead a lot lately.

“I think it is a good memory for our group that we can win such games where we are not offensive at the best side where we defensively have a slow start that we have enough toughness and grit to get these games.”

Not too long ago it seemed as if the Lakers had little space for mistakes to win that night. But this team really accepts this identity to play hard every night and, in combination with the ability on the squad, which Luka Doncic and LeBron James led, it makes it very difficult to beat the Lakers, even if things are not perfect.

JJ Redick Happy with Lakers’ attitude in victory over Knicks

The Knicks did everything to keep the Lakers in competition in the late Thursday evening, and every time the Lakers got a run, New York had an answer. But the Lakers never gave up and continued to fight.

“A night like this evening, when it felt like many things didn’t go in our way and were not easy, they can often come from their non -low. I thought Jaxsons (Hayes) defense in the second half and gabes (Vincent) shot was huge. Gabe does not make these four threesome, we are not even in the game. I think we were there for the group as soon as we reached their effort and how hard they played, and we all felt it in the second half.

“Here too it goes back to the heap. (You) make a run, you get eight and you go back to 10 or 11. Then take a run, you get it on seven and it goes up again. Our boys simply remained the course and refused to give in and let go of the rope. It seemed as if (Jalen) Brunson had an answer for everything and he was fantastic tonight. Our boys, in which sometimes felt like a playoff game, really only have a win. “

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