Lakers 'can't be a good defensive team' without AD - Redick - video Dailymotion

Lakers coach JJ Redick praised Anthony Davis for his defensive performance in their close win over Sacramento.

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00:00Yeah, I would say there's a number of factors

00:04that have helped our defense improve

00:08over the last 11 games.

00:12I could go down the list of those, but the reality is we are

00:16not going to be a good defensive team. We can't be a good defensive team

00:20unless he's fully engaged on that end. I challenged him a few weeks ago

00:24and he's been unbelievable ever since.

00:28That starts with

00:32trying to get back and load and transition. It starts with his

00:36physical box outs, his talk,

00:40his demeanor has been great for the past few weeks

00:44and it's a big reason why our defense has been so good.