The Lakers suffered a three-game losing streak after today's loss to the Spurs, and we can still see their problems on the defensive end from those three games. The Lakers are the only ones on the interior with excellent defensive ability, and this weak link is slowly being magnified.

Although the Lakers completed a trade some time ago, they gave up Russell to get Finney Smith and Milton. But in a practical sense, they just traded Russell for Finney Smith, which is equivalent to a single exchange, because Milton has not been reused since coming to the Lakers, and was even completely abandoned by Redick after playing four games, and he has not been given playing time in recent games.

Many fans are very confused as to why Redick doesn't use Milton. Because at least Milton can shoot some three-pointers on the court, and he has enough height on the defensive end, and he is good defensively, he can get some playing opportunities. So Redick's employment is a little ruthless, and he doesn't give his new signings too many opportunities to show themselves.

The Lakers' defensive problems on the outside are still not negligible, and their defense on the front line is easy to be broken by the opponent, which is now the Lakers' outside defense has two defensive weaknesses, they are Kneckett and Reaves. The Lakers' interior defense can only rely on Davis alone, and when Davis is called out, the opponent can complete an easy layup after breaking through the defense of these two people. So now the Lakers' problems on the defensive end are still very serious, and one Finney Smith doesn't seem to be able to solve too many problems.

Next, Reddick might as well use Milton more. Reduce Reddish's or Vincent's playing time, because Vincent and Reddish don't shoot their three-point shots well on the court, while Milton's three-point shooting has been excellent this season. Maybe he can give the Lakers some help on the offensive end. I wonder what the fans think?