{"id":5323,"date":"2026-05-12T16:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5323"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:31:32","slug":"lakers-prep-for-game-4-on-verge-of-playoff-elimination-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5323","title":{"rendered":"Lakers prep for Game 4 on verge of playoff elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>EL SEGUNDO \u2014 When JJ Redick was an analyst at ESPN, in his short post-playing stint as a from-the-court perspective on the NBA, he heard the same word over and over again during production meetings. It\u2019s why, Redick said, he believes when you coach or play for the Lakers, your back is always up against the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5322\">LeBron James\u2019 pregame routine is familiar as uncertainty swirls ahead of Lakers\u2019 potential finale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worked at ESPN for three years,\u201d Redick said. \u201cI know what makes the machine work. There\u2019s the \u2018L word,\u2019 every production meeting. How can we fit this in?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Redick continued to speak Sunday afternoon at what might have been their final practice of the season, as the Lakers prepared to try and stave off elimination on Monday night in Game 4 of their best-of-seven second-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing on the Lakers, you feel like your back\u2019s against the wall every game,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I think the whole season has prepared us to be in a position where we\u2019re in the second round of the Western Conference and being in the mix with a great basketball team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers, on the verge of elimination in a 3-0 series hole, weren\u2019t expected to get this far given their late-season injuries.<\/p>\n<p>They battled through the first round to get past the Houston Rockets in six games, fighting off the Rockets after dropping Games 4 and 5 after taking a 3-0 series lead. Forward Rui Hachimura said he\u2019s using their first-round series victory as fuel, imagining what life was like two weeks ago when the Rockets fell behind the Lakers in what has been an insurmountable deficit in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought about how Houston was thinking; we were up 3-0 and they came back, (and) literally they almost got us, It\u2019s crazy,\u201d said Hachimura, who has been one of the Lakers\u2019 few bright spots by shooting 57.1% from 3-point range while averaging 18.3 points per game against the Thunder. \u201cBut I think that\u2019s the mentality we need. It\u2019s one (game) at a time, you know. I think especially with this \u2013 this type of team, you know, they \u2013 you can\u2019t really make mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5320\">Angels have hit well against lefties, but can they improve against righties?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After losing Game 3 by 23 points despite holding a halftime lead for the second straight game, Redick shared that even with rotational adjustments \u2013 swapping Adou Thiero and Maxi Kleber in for Jake LaRavia and Jarred Vanderbilt \u2013 the results remained largely the same against the defending champions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked on Sunday if he had ever had the \u201cwhat-if\u201d thoughts about how this series might have unfolded if star Luka Doncic (who has missed the past 16 games with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain) was available, Redick dismissed the question with a quick response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Well aware that no NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, Redick said he returned to his messaging from the start of training camp. The first slide on the presentation he gave to the 2025-26 Lakers, simply stated to \u201cwin the day.\u201d On Sunday, that meant a mindset check, along with offensive review and defensive preparation for Game 4.<\/p>\n<p>When the Lakers tip off on Monday night, it will mean a literal must-win the day. The total domination the Lakers have faced against the Thunder hasn\u2019t changed Redick\u2019s viewpoint on his team, their fight back from the early-April injuries to Doncic and Austin Reaves to extend their season.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNot at all,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026 I wish we weren\u2019t in this hole. We\u2019re going to try to be better and we\u2019re going to try and win the game tomorrow and extend the series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5319\">Jos\u00e9 Soriano returns to form as Angels beat Blue Jays<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND, GAME 4<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Who:<\/strong> Thunder at Lakers (down 3-0)<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Monday, 7:30 PT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Crypto.com Arena<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV\/Radio:<\/strong> Prime\/710 AM, 980 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakers, who have been outplayed by the defending champion Thunder throughout this best-of-seven second-round series, will try to stave off elimination on Monday night in Game 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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