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Production from the Lakers’ bench players has been hard to come by, but against the Raptors, they stepped up in a big way.
Now 5-0 at home, Redick shared his thoughts on how his bench performed versus the Raptors.
“The bench itself tonight, you think about, we were flat in the first half, D’Lo gave us a lift,” Redick said postgame. “We executed another 3-for-2 at the end of the first half to sort of get some momentum and then Gabe, Dalton, Jaxson off the bench in the second half were, were great.”
It’s no surprise that Russell’s benching and Cam Reddish taking his place with the starters have given reserve scoring a shot in the arm.
Since making the move after an abysmal road trip, the Lakers bench has produced 36 points per game. Russell is back to his standard of play, scoring 16.5 points a night compared to the 12 he was averaging as a starter.
These early returns on Redick’s gutsy move are encouraging. Now, this is a small sample size, but everything is given that there have only been ten games.
Russell may have led the bench, but he wasn’t the only one playing well. Dalton Knecht had one of his better games, going 2-4 from the field and Gabe Vincent made an impact.
If the bench can continue replicating this success, it would bring the Lakers to the middle of the pack in bench production. That kind of improvement is substantial and the type of gains that can be made to raise this team’s ceiling.
The Lakers don’t need to be elite in everything. They just need to excel in their strengths, like points in the paint and not be league-worst in their weaknesses, like bench scoring and transition defense.
The defense has a long way to go, but perhaps the bench production is here to stay if Russell can lead this unit and Reddish is a good enough defender to make a dip in the offense from the starters worth it.
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Here's advanced team stats for last 2 games: pic.twitter.com/fETEuvtSfw
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) November 12, 2024
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Re: “He honestly looked like he was too good to be out there, respectfully.”
That was precisely how Jay Huff was when he was with us, only to see him dumped at the Grizzlies. The same goes for Scottie Pippen Jr., and Collin Castleton might as well turn out to be another regret for us. Who knows?
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so far with all these Injuries. Z as usual, Holmgren, Ja, and many many more.
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It does seem as if more and bigger NBA stars are getting injured now.
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And we are only two weeks into the season.
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Pretty sure the three of you say this every year.
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Lakers currently have 5th best offense in the NBA.
More importantly, over the last 2 games, the Lakers have the 2nd best offense, 13th best defense, and 3rd best net rating in league.
Need AD to play vs. Grizzlies on Wednesday https://t.co/V2yH8tQ4Fz
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) November 11, 2024
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I think I will put it as okay for now since we haven’t gotten a good road record yet.
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Lakers currently have 5th best offense in the NBA.
More importantly, over the last 2 games, the Lakers have the 2nd best offense, 13th best defense, and 3rd best net rating in league.
Need AD to play vs. Grizzlies on Wednesday https://t.co/V2yH8tQ4Fz
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) November 11, 2024
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JJ Redick says Anthony Davis temporarily lost his vision, which is one of the reasons why he didn’t return
He also said there is no update on Davis’s new injury pic.twitter.com/HarPxS06qn
— CourtSideHeat (@courtsideheat) November 11, 2024
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Anthony Davis exits Raptors game with eye injury, to visit doctor as precaution on Monday https://t.co/3Zht8vU1vk
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) November 11, 2024
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27 POINTS
6 ASSISTS
10/17 FGAUSTIN REAVES IS A WINNING PLAYER
— GoldenKnight (@GoldenKnightGFX) November 11, 2024
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Do you know how spectacular your move has to be in order to get the fans in Crypto to react this way? Austin Reaves is a baller. I love watching him play. pic.twitter.com/LT3aPU9f7X
— Nicole Ganglani (@nicoleganglani) November 11, 2024
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Austin Reaves took Poeltl back out to the toolshed.
Had him gasping for air. pic.twitter.com/ln00ED1D8b
— Lakers Legacy (@LakersLegacyPod) November 11, 2024
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Austin Reaves last five games:
20.6 PPG
3.0 RPG
5.6 APG
58.8% TS pic.twitter.com/TxdBrvAJrz— StatMamba (@StatMamba) November 11, 2024
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Austin Reaves took Poeltl back out to the toolshed.
Had him gasping for air. pic.twitter.com/ln00ED1D8b
— Lakers Legacy (@LakersLegacyPod) November 11, 2024
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One of the keys to the success of both Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell is their use of speed and quickness to attack the rim. AR tonight and DLO on Friday night both were devastating with fast quick straight line drives to the hoop to beat defenders.
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BACK-TO-BACK TRIPLE-DOUBLES FOR LEBRON 👑
FRIDAY VS. PHILLY: 21 PTS | 12 REB | 13 AST
TONIGHT VS. TORONTO: 19 PTS | 10 REB | 16 AST pic.twitter.com/xguz26uICX
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 11, 2024
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"washed" lebron james so far this season
23.3 ppg
8.9 apg (6th in the nba)
7.7 rpg52% from the floor
44.4 % from 3
81.6 % from the lineinteresting for "not a max player" pic.twitter.com/x1vJxPzmYm
— coach xavier (@thexavierjoseph) November 11, 2024
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The Lakers were down 3 when AD went down.
They won the game by 20 because LeBron, quite literally, controlled every facet of the basketball game on both ends.
YEAR 22. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/pHRU1E4cGh
— Witness King James (@WITNESSKJ) November 11, 2024
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LeBron through 10 games:
• 81.6% FT (career-high)
• 44.4% 3-PT (career-high)
Interesting… 👀 pic.twitter.com/4VnW2RmbAA
— Witness King James (@WITNESSKJ) November 11, 2024
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Keep saying, 2 guard and shooty, shoot, and shoot!
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“Excited about our defense the last two games. […] I think there's a trust that's building with each other."
— Coach Redick.#LakeShow
— 🎗NBA•Fan🎗 (@Klutch_23) November 11, 2024
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The Lakers were trailing by 3 when AD went down.
From that point on, LeBron tallied:
10 POINTS
7 REBOUNDS
8 ASSISTSIn that stretch, he was responsible for 28 points and was a game-best +23 while leading the Lakers to a 20-point blowout win. pic.twitter.com/3qWkvIzPFO
— Witness King James (@WITNESSKJ) November 11, 2024
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Sixth Man DLo: pic.twitter.com/Xxw3Lb70Ve
— 4𝙭 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕠 〰️ (@MANOMAGlC) November 9, 2024
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Cam Reddish 👀 pic.twitter.com/iusrgx0ADh
— LakeShow Highlights (@LSH_lakeshow) November 11, 2024
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D’Angelo Russell +18 by the way pic.twitter.com/zjZrtueBZ0
— Des (@desappointment) November 11, 2024
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D’ANGELO RUSSELL TONIGHT
🥶 26 minutes
🥶 15 points
🥶 6/13 FG
🥶 +18 +/-CAN D’LO WIN THE 6MOTY? pic.twitter.com/NJACgS2o9t
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) November 11, 2024
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About the best thing you can say about Cam Reddish is that he’s a multiplier
In addition to the defensive boost he provides individually, it allows Reaves to defend secondary options
And with that Austin expends less effort on D, which factors into more efficient offense for AR
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Cam reminds me of Ron Harper and Trevor Ariza.
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JJ LOVING THIS D’LO 3 🤝 pic.twitter.com/fLPJjEUEC8
— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) November 11, 2024
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Lakers Team Highlights vs Raptors | Nov 10th, 2025 #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/PENOYuA24q
— Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) November 11, 2024
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LAKERS WIN BACK TO BACK 🔥
Final Score: 123-103 (6-4)
A. Reaves: 27 pts, 6 ast, 3 3PT
A. Davis: 22 pts, 4 reb, 2 blk (injury)
L. James: 19 pts, 16 ast, 10 reb
D. Russell: 15 pts, 3 3PT
J. Hayes: 12 pts, 6 reb— NBALakersReport (@NBALakersReport) November 11, 2024
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After Davis went out, JJ Redick said “LeBron took control of the game” in all facets.
He also pointed out Jaxson Hayes as a big difference maker with his energy.
And Austin Reaves went for 22 of his 27 points in the second half.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) November 11, 2024
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The Lakers improve to 5-0 at home and 6-4 on the season with a 123-103 win over TOR. Reaves 27p 6a; LeBron 19p 16a 10r for his 2nd straight triple-double; D-Lo 15p; Jaxson 12p 6r; Reddish 11p.
AD had 22p before getting poked in the eye. We'll await an update on him.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 11, 2024
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LAKERS WINN
LEBRON TRIPLE DOUBLE
WON BASICALLY WITHOUT AD
DLO IS BACK
CAM REDDISH IS BACK
REAVES MASTERCLASS
JJ REDDICK COTY
NO MAX CHRISTIE MINUTES
SUNS LOST
MAVS LOST
WOLVES LOSTTHE LAKERS ARE BACK pic.twitter.com/Z1jsTWBL5w
— 𝓕𝓮𝓻𝓰𝔂 🦇 (@Fergycooked) November 11, 2024
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LAKERS WIN!!! 🗣️🔥
AD: 22 PTS | 4 REB | 2 BLK
LeBron: 19 PTS | 16 AST | 10 REB
Reaves: 27 PTS | 6 AST
Dlo: 15 PTS pic.twitter.com/MtcSamLhOA— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 11, 2024
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Why would Bucks do that?
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick made a surprising move this week when he decided to bench D’Angelo Russell for Cam Reddish. The switch intended to improve the defense with Reddish starting, as well as provide a needed spark off of the bench in Russell.
The decision paid off in the Lakers’ 116-106 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Though the 76ers were without Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, the Lakers earned the win after losing four of their previous five games.
Reddish stepped in and helped stifle Paul George throughout the game. George finished with just nine points, four rebounds, and eight assists, and was unable to get going offensively.
Anthony Davis, who returned from injury and scored 31 points in the win, broke down what Reddish did well defensively in the game.
“He’s disruptive, he’s handsy, he’s physical, he’s tough, he slides his feet,” Davis said, via Jovan Buha of The Athletic. “That’s what we need. He’s been that for us, especially the last three games. And it stands out. It got him in the rotation. You need a player like that who you kinda just feed off of their energy. He’s coming into the game and getting steals and guarding the other team’s best wing and putting a lot of pressure on that wing to make tough shots, tough plays.”
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While I did like Cam’s defense on PG, he needs to be more involved than taking that first three and then not shooting the rest of the game. That could work against the shorthanded Sixers but Reddish needs to contribute more on offense than 1 for 1. Otherwise, this experiment is going to end like last season and Reddish will be replaced by Vando.
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Whether this move works in the long term will depend on how D’Angelo Russell responds to coming off the bench. Hopefully, he realizes that this will give him the opporutnity to reprise what he did the second half of last season when he went on a big tear. Coming off the bench will give him back that perpetual green light that led to him setting a record for Lakers made threes.
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