Lakers guard showered with praise for raising team’s defensive energy

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Price, K. (2026, October 24). Lakers guard showered with praise for raising team’s defensive energy. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/collin-sexton-raised-lakers-defensive-energy-vs-clippers/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-24 · by Khobi Price

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Collin Sexton made his Lakers debut during their win over the Clippers on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. In 16 minutes of play, Sexton contributed three steals, five points, and two assists, significantly boosting the team's defensive energy. Fellow players and coach JJ Redick praised Sexton for his intense defensive pressure and ability to energize teammates, noting that his presence will positively impact the team’s overall defensive strategy.
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Collin Sexton, making his debut for the Lakers on Friday night against the Clippers at Crypto.com Arena, immediately boosted the team's defensive energy upon entering the game. Within eleven seconds of his first minutes in a regular-season game after sitting out both preseason and the opening win over the Warriors, Sexton stole the ball from Darius Garland, significantly invigorating the Lakers' defense. His performance was praised by teammates like Matisse Thybulle for adding "intense" defensive pressure and by coach JJ Redick as someone who will positively influence team dynamics with his hustle plays. Sexton's impact is seen as crucial in a game where the Lakers were trailing early but ultimately won, highlighting his immediate contribution to their defensive strategy.

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🔮 “He has a really intense way about him that I think will be really good for our group and guys will feed off that,” coach JJ Redick said.
🔮 It isn’t often that Lakers superstar Luka Doncic will joke around with an opponent – especially during a game.
🔮 The Lakers are projected to have one of the league’s easiest schedules through the first 10 games of the season for each team when accounting for opponents’ projected over/under win total for the 2026-27 season.
🔮 To imply, or even acknowledge, that any aspect of an NBA game against an opponent is effortless could be viewed as disrespectful. Or just not a genuine reflection of reality.
🔮 Even after Lendeborg subbed out, Doncic kept talking to the 6-foot-9 forward out of Michigan while he was on the bench after knocking down a fadeaway against Will Richard, and once again while Sandro Mamukelashvili was shooting free throws.
🔮 Maybe Lendeborg, who was playing in his first NBA game after being the No. 11 pick in June’s NBA draft, will think twice before waking up the best that is Doncic.
🔮 After the 2025-26 season ended, Kevon Looney didn’t realize the next step in his NBA journey would bring him back to a familiar place.
🔮 “Couldn’t tell you – I haven’t played yet,” he responded while laughing after Tuesday’s practice, the final tune-up session before the team’s regular season opener against the Warriors.
🔮 There’s a good chance Reaves will not only be the lone player in the Lakers’ starting lineup on Wednesday who started his career with the franchise, but also the only player in the rotation who was at least on a rookie contract with the Lakers.
🔮 With Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler available for Friday’s preseason finale loss to the Nuggets on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, the wait to see how the team would look with its most consequential players alongside each other ended.
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With the Lakers down 44-38 early in the quarter, his perimeter defensive pressure against Kris Dunn forced the Clippers to eat up 10 seconds of the shot clock before Dunn passed the ball to rookie guard Keaton Wagler.
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🔮 “He has a really intense way about him that I think will be really good for our group and guys will feed off that,” coach JJ Redick said.
2026-10-24 · New York Post
Lakers guard showered with praise for raising team’s defensive energy · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 0 hedged)

For Matisse Thybulle, one of the “coolest” things about this current Lakers team has been having “so many defensive-minded players”. asserted
one → have → players
The types of players who’ll stack a hustle play on top of another play, creating an advantage and energy for the team as a whole. asserted
who → stack → whole
That’s how the veteran wing saw things play out during the Lakers’ win over the Clippers on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. asserted
things → ’ → Arena
And he credited Collin Sexton, who made his Lakers debut during the victory, with providing the team with that jolt. asserted
who → credit → jolt
“I felt like it immediately,” Thybulle said. asserted
Thybulle → feel → it
“He just invigorated the game with more energy.” asserted
He → invigorate → energy
Sexton’s first minutes of the season after sitting out the preseason and the regular-season opening win over the Warriors on Wednesday came when he subbed in for Austin Reaves with 3:52 left in the first quarter. asserted
3:52 → sit → quarter
Eleven seconds later, the veteran guard stripped Clippers guard Darius Garland of the ball during his drive into the paint, leading to a steal for the Lakers after Luka Doncic dove on the floor to corral the ball. asserted
Doncic → strip → ball
“He’s a pest,” Reaves said. asserted
Reaves → ’ → ?
“He feeds off the energy, he loves doing the little things and plays the game the right way. asserted
he → feed → game
He’ll have a big impact [on] what we’re trying to do.” asserted
we → have → what
The former Alabama guard carried that energy into the second quarter. asserted
guard → carry → quarter
“He has a really intense way about him that I think will be really good for our group and guys will feed off that,” coach JJ Redick said. asserted
Redick → have → that
With the Lakers down 44-38 early in the quarter, his perimeter defensive pressure against Kris Dunn forced the Clippers to eat up 10 seconds of the shot clock before Dunn passed the ball to rookie guard Keaton Wagler. asserted
Dunn → force → Wagler
Wagler tried forcing a pass to Brook Lopez on the low block while Ziaire Williams was in front of him, but the ball floated over the 7-foot-1 center’s head and Reaves grabbed the steal. asserted
Reaves → try → steal
But the errant Clippers’ possession started with Sexton hounding Dunn even though he didn’t get credited in the box score for the play. asserted
he → start → play
In addition to his three steals, the 6-foot-3 guard also had five points and two assists in 16 minutes. asserted
guard → have → minutes
“Ziaire and I talk about it a lot: That’s what we try to do for them,” Thybulle said. asserted
Thybulle → talk → them
“Even as people who try to do that, to see someone else doing it, it gives us even more energy. asserted
it → try → energy
It’s just one of those things that when everyone else is doing it, you don’t want to be the guy to not be. asserted
you → ’ → it
It’s almost like when you’re working out in practice and like everyone’s making shots in a row, you don’t want to be the one to miss it and mess it up. asserted
you → ’ → it
Defensively, you can have a similar thing, which is effort and energy. asserted
which → have → thing
Sexton brought an abundance of both in the Lakers’ second win of the season. asserted
Sexton → bring → season
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