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JJ Redick sends strong warning to Lakers bench after pathetic 60-second span

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Price, K. (2026, November 2). JJ Redick sends strong warning to Lakers bench after pathetic 60-second span. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/sports/jj-redick-warning-to-lakers-bench-pathetic-60-second-span/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-02 · by Khobi Price

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On November 2, 2026, Luka Doncic led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 131-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors with an impressive performance, scoring 45 points, grabbing 15 rebounds, dishing out six assists, and making five steals. This was Doncic's fourth consecutive game with at least 37 points and his 20th game scoring 40 or more in just 98 regular-season games with the Lakers. Despite a strong comeback by Toronto's reserves near the end, Doncic helped secure the win. However, Lakers head coach JJ Redick later criticized bench players for nearly blowing a double-digit lead in less than a minute after he had substituted out key starters like Doncic and Austin Reaves with 1:43 left in the game.

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📰 Luka Doncic's Heroics Lead Lakers Win
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New York Post
Hedges 0 of 6 claims Outlet record 66/100
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 4 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different games and incidents involving Luka Doncic. Article A mentions a back-to-back series including a game against the Clippers on October 28, while Article B refers to an incident during a Lakers-Raptors game on November 1.”
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 8 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different games and timelines involving Luka Doncic; Article A covers a performance against the Warriors on October 31st, while Article B discusses an incident during a game against the Raptors on November 2nd.”
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 13 claims Outlet record 64/100
“While both articles discuss a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors on the same day, Article A covers Luka Doncic's performance throughout the game, while Article B focuses on an incident towards the end of the game involving substitutions by coach JJ Redick.”
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 14 claims Outlet record 64/100
“The articles describe different games and incidents involving the Lakers; one is a victory over the Clippers without Luka Doncic, while the other involves an issue with bench players during a game against the Raptors.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 17 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different games and situations involving the Lakers, with Article A referring to a win over the Clippers while Article B refers to an incident during a home game against the Raptors.”
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 29 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles discuss different aspects of the Lakers' performance but do not describe the same specific incident or time period.”
New York Post
Hedges 2 of 29 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss JJ Redick's comments about the Lakers' performance and growth as a team, they appear to reference different times or aspects of their season.”
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 31 claims Outlet record 64/100
“While both articles describe events during Luka Doncic's outstanding performance against the Toronto Raptors on November 2, they focus on different aspects of the game (one on Doncic's stats and the other on a bench player issue).”
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 42 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different games and events involving the Lakers and Warriors; ARTICLE A refers to a game against the Warriors on Friday night with a significant comeback, while ARTICLE B discusses an incident during a later home game against the Raptors.”
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Khobi Price
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🔮 Luka Dončić, who had already scored 41 points by that point, had been out of the game for 45 seconds, with the Lakers and Redick believing the end-of-bench players would put the finishing touches on securing the victory.
🔮 The questions the Lakers had to face as they returned to Southern California after a one-game trip to the Bay Area revolved around how this new group would respond to early-season adversity.
🔮 The early-season success might’ve masked the reality of where the Lakers are at in their team-building journey.
🔮 Each week, the California Post will power rank the NBA’s 30 teams.
🔮 The game couldn’t have started better for the Lakers, who were fueled by a signature Luka Doncic scoring early scoring flurry Friday night in Chase Center.
🔮 The Lakers will be without one of their starting wings when they kick off NBA Cup Group Play action against the Warriors on Friday night at Chase Center.
🔮 It’s unlikely Doncic and Reaves will come even close to being the highest-scoring duo in a season.
🔮 When the Lakers would need to play or rely on players they normally don’t, for whatever the circumstances it may be for that given game. And against the Clippers, which was the second night of the back-to-back set after Tuesday’s home loss to the Trail Blazers, the circumstances were being without superstar guard Luka Doncic (back tightness) and Ziaire Williams (left foot soreness).
🔮 And he would’ve liked to return to the franchise.
🔮 The Lakers couldn’t stop Portland from anywhere on the court: The Blazers shot 59% from the field and 50% on 3s.
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Lakers NBA Ohio State Raptors

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Lakers ORG · 10× Raptors ORG · 5× Redick PERSON · 4× Battle PERSON · 2× Kessler PERSON · 2× NBA ORG · 2× Austin Reaves PERSON · 1× JJ Redick PERSON · 1× Matisse Thybulle PERSON · 1× Walker Kessler PERSON · 1×

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A failed lob attempt from Grimes to Jarred Vanderbilt that resulted in a turnover turned into another Battle catch-and-shoot 3 in transition that quickly cut the Lakers’ lead to nine points. And a failed inbounds pass by Bronny James led to the Lakers’ lead dropping down to seven after Battle hit a floater on the Raptors’ ensuing possession, making it eight straight points in less than 20 seconds of game time for the 2024 undrafted forward out of Ohio State.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02
🔮 Luka Dončić, who had already scored 41 points by that point, had been out of the game for 45 seconds, with the Lakers and Redick believing the end-of-bench players would put the finishing touches on securing the victory.
2026-11-02 · New York Post
JJ Redick sends strong warning to Lakers bench after pathetic 60-second span · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Lakers head coach JJ Redick made it clear that what happened on Sunday night won’t occur again. And that there are consequences, especially for end-of-bench players, for not being ready to play in an NBA game when their number is called. asserted
number → make → game
The Lakers coach thought his team’s lead was safe when he subbed out most of his main rotation players – Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler and Matisse Thybulle – with the Lakers leading by 14 points (123-109) with 1:43 left of their home game against the Raptors. asserted
Lakers → think → Raptors
Luka Dončić, who had already scored 41 points by that point, had been out of the game for 45 seconds, with the Lakers and Redick believing the end-of-bench players would put the finishing touches on securing the victory. asserted
players → score → victory
Even though the Lakers did eventually beat the Raptors, it didn’t come to fruition as Redick and the team hoped, with the end-of-bench players nearly blowing a double-digit lead in less than a minute. asserted
players → beat → minute
“I won’t make that mistake again,” Redick said. asserted
Redick → make → mistake
“I’ll leave the guys in. asserted
I → leave → guys
You gotta play to the final buzzer, and if guys are not ready to play, then I just won’t put them in.” asserted
I → got → them
After one of the lone rotation players, Quentin Grimes, split a pair of free throws to put the Lakers up 124-109 with 1:24 left, Jamison Battle hit a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer to cut the Raptors’ deficit to 12. asserted
Battle → split → 12
A failed lob attempt from Grimes to Jarred Vanderbilt that resulted in a turnover turned into another Battle catch-and-shoot 3 in transition that quickly cut the Lakers’ lead to nine points. And a failed inbounds pass by Bronny James led to the Lakers’ lead dropping down to seven after Battle hit a floater on the Raptors’ ensuing possession, making it eight straight points in less than 20 seconds of game time for the 2024 undrafted forward out of Ohio State. asserted
it → fail → State
Redick had seen enough by the time Jaden Bradley converted an and-1 layup to trim the Raptors’ deficit to six points with 44 seconds left (and five points after making the free throw) after the Lakers led by 15 points just 40 seconds prior. asserted
Lakers → see → points
Dončić, Reaves, Kessler and Thybulle all subbed back in for James, Vanderbilt, Jaden Hardy and Cameron Carr (who was making his NBA debut) before Bradley shot his free throw. asserted
Bradley → sub → throw
The Lakers did just enough to secure the win with its main players back in the game, but it wasn’t pretty. asserted
it → do → game
“A lot of times as a player when you kind of get something like that in that point, you kind of look at it as garbage minutes but the reality is, every time you step on the court, you got to treat it like it’s minutes to play the game,” Kessler said. asserted
Kessler → get → game
“Because my rookie and sophomore year, I got put in the garbage minutes and you got to play to the whistle because the reality is you’re only going to get your shot. asserted
you → put → shot
And I’m not saying that those guys aren’t competitors ‘cause a lot of them are, but they got to be a lot more more fundamental, for sure.” asserted
they → say → them
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