The Lakers are on a three-game winning streak after today's win over the Kings, and they're in great shape at the moment. The Lakers got rid of the haze of some time ago and finally started to slowly get on track. The Lakers' winning streak in recent games comes down to their start on the defensive end, which has allowed them to establish an advantage on the court.

After today's game, it was not only Redick who talked about the Lakers' improvement on the defensive end, but James also believed that the Lakers' current winning streak was due to the direct effect of defensive improvement. James bluntly said that although their efficiency on the offensive end, especially outside the three-point line, was not satisfactory in this game, they could still win. It proves that they win on defense, not on offense.

In fact, this way of winning is what the Lakers should maintain next, because for the Lakers, they don't have too many problems to adjust on the offensive end, after all, there are James and Davis. And the defensive end is the Lakers' biggest weakness this season, and it's what bothers them the most.

James took the initiative to motivate his teammates when the Lakers suffered a series of defeats and suffered a miserable loss not long ago, especially to make his teammates more engaged on the defensive end. Intuitive results have been received. Including Redick, he also revealed that he also took the initiative to talk to Davis not long ago, emphasizing that Davis should improve his defensive aggressiveness. So under the leadership of James and Redick, the Lakers are currently undergoing a reborn change on the defensive end.

The Lakers have finally found their key to winning, and that key is to improve their defense and build themselves into a defensive powerhouse. There are many fans who know very well why the Lakers won the championship in 2020. They relied on a strong defense back then, and the Lakers were the first in the league in defensive efficiency under the leadership of Vogel at that time, and it was precisely because of their strong defensive ability that they could play their familiar defensive counterattacks. In the defensive counterattack, James took full advantage of his impact power. The Lakers played very freely.

And this season, when they were very bad defensively, they couldn't play a defensive counterattack, and they fell into frequent grinding positions. James also couldn't play to his strengths. In fact, this is also the reason why Redick reduced Kneckt's playing time during this time, because when he can't shoot on the offensive end, he will become a weakness on the defensive end, so his playing time at this point is occupied more by Vincent. Including Christie's playing time is also consistent, and this is because they defend better on the field. Redick isn't just an attacking head coach, he's also a very defensive-minded head coach because he knows exactly what defense can bring to a team.