When the Los Angeles Lakers have been at their best, their defense has been on point. In their return to the court against the San Antonio Spurs, that defense greatly failed them in the second half and head coach JJ Redick had no answer.
The Lakers were outscored 37-13 in the fourth quarter of the contest, ultimately being blown out at home in their first game back after back-to-back postponements. As Redick pointed out, once the Spurs called a timeout late in the third quarter, the wheels just came off as the Lakers couldn’t hold on to the ball.