The New York Times

Why are the Lakers so bad on defense? Start with Luka, LeBron and Austin Reaves

Houston's Tari Eason shoots over LeBron James on Christmas, a day when the Lakers' defense was especially generous. Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty Images LOS ANGELES — JJ Redick can usually tell early when the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have it defensively.

Fact or Fiction: The Lakers can build a champion around Luka Dončić's defense

Nico Harrison cited Dončić's defense as a reason for trading him a year ago. Is L.A. running into a similar problem?
AOL

'A million choices': Lakers' defense will get a Christmas Day test vs. Rockets

It’s not the lineups, the injuries or necessarily the system. The cause of the Lakers' defensive demise is a thousand little decisions gone wrong. “It comes down to just making the choice,” coach JJ Redick said after the Lakers gave up 132 points in ...
Yardbarker

NBA Analyst Delivers Scathing Review of Luka Doncic’s 'Minimal Effort' Defense With Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers’ slump has generated a lot of buzz in the NBA, with their championship aspirations seemingly fading with each passing game. There were signs of impending doom even early on in the 25/26 season, when they were winning. Most of them ...