AsLakers coach JJ Redickaddressed his team inside their locker room afterSaturday’s Game 1 win over the Rockets, the focus was already turning to Tuesday’s Game 2 of the best-of-seven first round playoff series.
“I’ll just be honest with you,” Redick said, with thepostgame comments being shared by the team. “The way you guys prepared [last] week, and all the s–t we talked about being together and elevating, we have another level we can get to. There’s a lot left for us to get better at. We’re going to clean everything up.”
Redick delivered a similar message after Monday’s practice ahead ofTuesday’s Game 2at Crypto.com Arena, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
The Lakers have an opportunity to lead 2-0 in a playoff series for the first time since winning the 2020 NBA Finals against the Heat.
“I don’t think there was anything revelatory in the tape that we didn’t feel like we saw or felt in live play,” Redick said.
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“I said this to the team afterwards, there’s a lot of stuff we can do better and a lot of stuff we can clean up. We know they’re going to be the more desperate team in Game 2 and we have to play with the same sense of desperation we had in Game 1.”
What areas can the Lakers improve?
The Lakers entered the playoff series against the Rockets with two objectives: Take care of the basketball and limit the Rockets’ offensive rebounding.
They won Game 1 despite not accomplishing either.
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