The Los Angeles Lakers walked into Fiserv Forum tonight needing more than just a win. They needed a reminder of the team they were a week ago, before their road trip turned into a slide, and questions around them only got louder. The statement win against the Milwaukee Bucks tonight had the feel of a reset, and the urgency in the LA defense, communication, and even the team’s demeanor was immediately evident. After the buzzer, head coach JJ Redick explained exactly how they pulled themselves out of it.

Redick went straight to culture, but cited an intriguing name: Jay-Z. “ I reference a lot of Hard Knock Life Volume Two, classic Jay-Z album, ” he said . “ There’s a song on there called A Week Ago. And one of the lines, the main line, is, ‘It was all good just a week ago.’ ” The echo

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