Head coach JJ Redick has done an excellent job integrating all the new pieces on the Los Angeles Lakers roster midway through the 2024-25 season, but he faced his toughest task so far when he and the team went on the road to take on the Denver Nuggets.

After the Lakers decisively snapped the Nuggets nine-game winning streak on Saturday night with a 123–100 victory, Redick admitted he "pretty much [hasn't] slept since we walked off the court in Portland" following a game vs. the Trail Blazers on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's about a 48-hour preparatory all-nighter. Sheesh.

Luka Doncic is back on the court on Saturday for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena and his head coach JJ Redick has given him some specific instructions.