LA LAKERS WIN 3RD STRAIGHT WITH #1DEFENSIVE & NET RATINGS LAST 3 GAMES…Lakers regroup after losing 3 straight games, including two blowouts to the champion OKC Thunder, the Lakers regrouped without Luka and Austin and posted 3 straight wins with the #1 defensive and net… pic.twitter.com/bRwWOW2VyG— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 13, 2026
JJ Redick has done a great job getting the Lakers without Luka and Austin ready to go into the playoffs with a LeBron James centric offense and defense that’s playing extremely well the last 3 games although against spotty competition.
Most impressed with how the defense has looked, which could even be better without Luka and Austin, who were two of the team’s weakest defenders. We lucked out and now face the Rockets, which gives us a better shot at winning first round and buying time for Luka and Austin to get healthy.