{"id":476667,"date":"2025-12-31T16:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=476667"},"modified":"2025-12-31T16:48:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:48:06","slug":"lakers-searching-for-identity-despite-solid-record-redick-admits-after-recent-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/lakers-searching-for-identity-despite-solid-record-redick-admits-after-recent-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Searching for Identity Despite Solid Record, Redick Admits After Recent Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"640\">Despite snapping a season-worst three-game losing streak with a win over the <strong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"384\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sacramento Kings<\/span><\/span><\/strong> on Sunday, the <strong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"441\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/span><\/span><\/strong> closed out the calendar year on an uneven note, dropping four of their final five games. Among those losses was a lopsided 128\u2013106 defeat to the <strong data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"628\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Detroit Pistons<\/span><\/span><\/strong> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"819\">Los Angeles sits at 20\u201311 on the season, but head coach <strong data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"739\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">JJ Redick<\/span><\/span><\/strong> acknowledged postgame that the team is still struggling to define its identity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"1106\">\u201cStill trying to figure that out,\u201d Redick said during his press conference. \u201cI know that\u2019s maybe a cop-out, and probably is, but we\u2019ve had a lot of stops and starts. As a group \u2014 players, coaches, staff \u2014 we\u2019ve really tried to play the right way every night and have the right intent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1261\">Redick added that identifying a team\u2019s DNA can take time, referencing a past conversation with legendary coach <strong data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1260\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Phil Jackson<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1406\">\u201cHe once told me he always felt he knew who his team was by Thanksgiving,\u201d Redick said. \u201cWith this group, that\u2019s hard to figure out right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1571\">When asked about Redick\u2019s remarks, <strong data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1484\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Luka Doncic<\/span><\/span><\/strong> offered a more upbeat perspective, pointing to the standings as a reason for optimism.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1764\">\u201cWe\u2019re 20\u201311, which isn\u2019t too bad,\u201d Doncic said in Spanish. \u201cWe\u2019re only two or three games out of second place. It may look bad, but it\u2019s really not. Still, we definitely have to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"1880\">Doncic also highlighted how inconsistent rotations and lineup changes have made it harder to establish continuity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"2202\">\u201cThe flow of lineups and rotations has been challenging for everyone,\u201d he explained. \u201cNot just the coaches, but the players too. Building an identity is difficult. This team is different from last year\u2019s, and the identity will be different as well. 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