EL SEGUNDO — The Lakers are more than aware of the trends that have shown up in most of their seven losses through 24 games.

A perimeter defense that struggles to contain quicker ball-handlers.

And a transition defense that doesn’t get back quickly enough to slow potential fast-break opportunities.

The Lakers’ defensive struggles aren’t “baffling” to Coach JJ Redick in light of the team entering Friday with a 116.7 defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions), which ranked No. 21 in the league.

But the fact that the Lakers have continued to struggle in the same areas has Redick acknowledging that changes could be coming if they don’t turn things around defensively.

“We’re looking at everything,” Redick said after Friday’s practice. “We’ve got to be serious about where we are

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