Lakers Head Coach JJ Redick Shows His Brilliance With Game-Winning Decision Against Grizzlies

The appointment of JJ Redick as head coach of the Lakers was fraught with controversy. However, he keeps proving his detractors incorrect with his choices. With the Lakers leading 126-120 in the last 17 seconds of their game against the Grizzlies, he called on LeBron James to foul Marcus Smart in order to stop the three-pointer.

The Grizzlies nearly made the Lakers regret their choice when Santi Aldama grabbed the rebound and made a two-pointer to reduce the lead to just three points after Smart missed the second of his two-pointers.

However, it still proved to be the right call as the Grizzlies had no choice but to foul as well, sending Anthony Davis to the free-throw line, where he made both his shots to ice the game with just 10 seconds remaining.

With the scoreline now at 128-123 in favor of the Lakers, there wasn’t much the Grizzlies could do.
Redick has done wonders with the squad that he has right now.

Despite the lack of personnel and roster changes, Redick has the Lakers playing a much more structured and organized style of basketball, as evidenced in this clip where the team set up a brilliant cut pass for LeBron James to drive to the basket with ease.

To show that the Grizzlies’ game wasn’t an outlier, one need not look far for more examples. Even as far back as opening night against the Timberwolves, it was evident that the Lakers were a far more disciplined team, and adhered to Redick’s play calls and set-pieces to perfection.