The Los Angeles Lakers have made a habit of going flat in the third quarter lately, and it’s been one of the main reasons for their three-game losing streak. They struggled after halftime not only defensively but offensively as well, leading some people to suggest a change to their starting lineup.

Forward Cam Reddish has started each of his last eight games (he did not play against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 16) to give them more defensive ball pressure and get a boost from guard D’Angelo Russell offensively off the bench . But Reddish contributed very little offensively and was usually in the minus zone in the plus-minus statistic.