Lakers head coach JJ Redick called out his team following the 127-102 loss against the Denver Nuggets for a lack of effort.

The Nuggets have now won the last five regular season games these two teams have played, not including the 4-1 playoff series in favor of the Nuggets. The Lakers have a chance to

Redick did go on to make clear that he views the Denver performance as a blip on the radar. He argued that was an outlier performance, highlighting how the Lakers have been battle-tested this season and mostly prevailed, overcoming plenty of obstacles thus far.