After a disappointing 1-4 road trip, the Los Angeles Lakers returned home and made some big changes for Friday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers as head coach JJ Redick decided to start Cam Reddish over D’Angelo Russell.
The previous starting lineup had struggled defensively while the Lakers lacked a scoring punch off the bench, so Redick felt that change was necessary in order to get his team back on track. It definitely worked against the 76ers as the Lakers cruised to victory with both Russell and Reddish playing big roles in it.
Russell scored 18 points off the bench on an efficient 8-of-12 shooting and was able to operate with the ball in his hands more.