Lakers regain No. 3 spot in West standings with victory over Pelicans

LOS ANGELES — Lakers coach JJ Redick didn’t have much to say on Friday ahead of his team’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans when asked about his team’s performance in the loss to the Golden State Warriors the previous night.
And it’s almost appropriate that he made it one of his shorter pregame news conferences of the season.
Because of the nature of this time of the season, and the race to clinch a playoff spot in the uber-competitive Western Conference, th