With the Los Angeles Lakers struggling in their recent road trip, head coach JJ Redick made a significant starting lineup change for Friday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers by benching D’Angelo Russell in favor of Cam Reddish.
The Lakers’ bench has been the worst in the league this season when it comes to scoring, so adding Russell to that group gave them a little extra juice as he had 18 points in the win over the 76ers. And then on the other hand, the Lakers’ starting lineup has struggled to defend on the perimeter, so the addition of Reddish also helped that unit.