Lakers suffered a crushing defeat to Rockets; Redick stated that he will employ different training methods to prepare for future games.

In another key game of the 2025/26 NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers, despite scoring from Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and Austin Reeves, ultimately lost 96-119 at home to the Houston Rockets, suffering their third consecutive defeat. Head coach JJ Redick stated that it was a poor performance and said he would implement different training methods to help the players improve.

According to the data, Luka Doncic scored 25 points and 7 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers in this game, LeBron James scored 18 points and 5 assists, and Austin Reeves contributed 12 points and 1 assist.

When discussing the team's performance in this game, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick said, "The two key words for this game are commitment and execution. When we can do these two things at a high level, we are a great basketball team. But when we can't, we are a bad basketball team. And in this game, we were a terrible team."

“What bothers me most is that we don’t seem to care enough right now. We don’t care enough about doing the necessary things, and we don’t care enough about holding ourselves to professional standards.”

Redick also stated, "Ultimately, it's a matter of choice. Too often, some people are unwilling to make the right choice, and it's always been quite obvious who those people are."

“I have told the players that the next training session will be tough and the meetings will be uncomfortable, and I will not let the next 53 games be like this.”

In addition, the Los Angeles Lakers are currently ranked 4th in the Western Conference standings and will face the Sacramento Kings in the next round.