Many times after losses this season, the Los Angeles Lakers have spoken about their failures to execute the gameplans given to them by head coach JJ Redick and the coaching staff. But in Thursday night’s game against the hated Boston Celtics, the opposite was the case.
The Lakers held the Celtics, who rank fourth in the NBA in points per game and third in offensive rating, to just 96 points in a dominant 21-point victory. The Celtics shot just 38.5% from the field and 34.1% from 3-point range as the Lakers hounded them all night and Redick was extremely happy with how his team executed the gameplan on that end of the floor.