Today, the Lakers traveled to the Cavaliers to take on the Cavaliers, and in the end they lost to the Cavaliers 110-134 and received a big defeat. James has significantly improved his performance in this game compared with the previous game, scoring 26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Davis had a challenge on the inside today, scoring less than in previous games, scoring 22 points in the game.

The rest of the Lakers' performance has been relatively sluggish, such as Reaves, who performed well in the last game, was targeted from the outside today, scoring only 7 points in the game. Russell also scored just 10 points on 2-of-7 shooting. The Lakers' outside line is completely unable to match the Cavaliers' outside firepower. This is also the main reason why they lost.

The weakness of the Lakers' roster in today's game was once again exposed, and that was the defensive problem of their backcourt players. Russell and Reaves are two defensive problems, to be exact. In fact, this weakness was the main reason for the Lakers' lack of competitiveness last season. And this season, because Redick adjusted the offensive end, the Lakers used offense to cover up defense to a certain extent. But today, in the face of the Cavaliers' excellent impact from the outside, their weakness on the defensive end was once again exposed.

This weakness Redick is also helpless, because he can't go and play in place of the player. There's no way he's going to make Russell and Reaves a defensive stalwart right away. He can only try to make the Lakers play better offense through offensive tactics as much as possible, and use offense to cover defense. But when the Lakers come up against teams that can both attack and defend, when their offense is in a slump, the problem of perimeter defense is exposed again.

The main reason is that the Lakers' Russell and Reaves are too poor in defense as the starting backcourt, so the Lakers' first line of defense is easy to penetrate. Today you'll find that the Cavaliers' perimeter linemen, such as Mitchell and Garland, are completely unafraid when it comes to the Lakers' defensive line. You don't even need to do too much disguise and misleading to tear the first line of defense directly. When the Lakers can't defend the opponent and can't attack themselves, it is natural to reap a big defeat.

This is a problem with the Lakers' roster, and there is nothing Redick can do about it. What the Lakers need to do next may be to figure it out on the offensive end. Try to control mistakes on the field as much as possible, play more efficient offense as much as possible, and use offense to cover up the disadvantages of the backcourt defense.

Of course, if the Lakers want to compete for a championship this season, they may need to put Russell on the shelf in the middle of the season, and Russell is becoming less and less of a role in the team at the moment. He's just a pure offensive player, and an offensive player who doesn't shoot off the ball. At present, Kneckt's role is somewhat similar to Russell's, so the Lakers should trade Russell for a player who can defend better in the backcourt. I wonder what the fans think?