JJ Redick’s sideline fire finally spilled into a microphone – pretty loud and impossible to miss. The Lakers had the game in hand, but their defense kept cracking, and Redick’s patience snapped in real time.

And folks, if y’all think this was about the score, you may be wrong. It was the timing, the rotation, the repeated mistakes. Los Angeles needed focus, especially with Deandre Ayton out and Jaxson Hayes carrying a heavier load than usual. And on Nov. 2, in a 130-120 win over the Miami Heat, Redick alluded to how accountability wasn’t optional, just like last month when the 41-year-old delivered a blunt take on the Lakers’ sloppy first-half defense against the Kings.

The flashpoint came in the fourth. Hayes missed a rotation, leaving Kel’el Ware free for an uncontested finish. Redick

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