The Los Angeles Lakers proceed to roll, and within the course of, JJ Redick quietly added one other main achievement to his teaching résumé.
Following a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Redick secured the one centesimal victory of his teaching profession whereas additionally guiding the Lakers to a 50-win season, their second straight underneath his management.
The milestone locations him amongst notable names in franchise historical past, turning into the twelfth Lakers coach to succeed in the mark and the primary since Phil Jackson to ship back-to-back 50-win campaigns.
“Don’t should be talked about together with Phil or Pat, any of these guys,” Redick stated after the win. “I’ve acquired lots left to perform, for positive. I believe each groups, I’ve had the identical employees for essentially the most half each years, I believe we’re resilient and we’re resolved. A part of that’s like what I talked about pregame by way of simply not prepared to stop on an issue that generally appears unsolvable. After which simply the resolve of desirous to win on a regular basis. Now we have aggressive guys in our locker room and I acquired some sickos within the teaching employees.”
Lakers common supervisor Rob Pelinka made positive to have a good time the achievement, even organizing a shock that included recorded messages from Redick’s sons, a private contact throughout an evening crammed with group milestones.
“I believe for our gamers, they’ve accomplished a very good job each seasons with lots of challenges, most of them unexpected, of simply staying the course and never letting go of the rope,” Redick added. “And I believe for our employees, an 82-game season goes to current lots of totally different challenges and issues and simply persevering with to work to unravel these issues. That’s what it says. It’s exhausting to win 50 video games. I used to be lucky, outdoors of the shortened seasons I used to be a part of, I believe 10 of the 12 years I used to be a part of 50-win groups. I do know what it seems wish to win within the common season. Our group, this yr specifically, I believe has simply accomplished job of weathering all of the totally different challenges.”
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