The Los Angeles Lakers’ five-game road trip came to a much-needed end on Wednesday night with a 131-114 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. After a hot start to the season, head coach JJ Redick is seeing his first real test after a 1-4 stint away from Los Angeles. And the question becomes what can the Lakers learn from this stretch.
L.A. could easily point to missed shots as a reason for their loss on Wednesday, or the fact that they were without two starters in Anthony Davis and Rui Hachimura. But they have not taken that approach, instead focusing on tangible things that need to be fixed.