JJ Redick refuses to give up on the Lakers' chances of coming back against the Thunder

The Los Angeles Lakers are now 3-0 down against the Oklahoma City Thunder. This was an expected result, but Lakers head coach JJ Redick has done his best to close the gap between the two teams.

While they have not been eliminated, the series is not over yet. Redick believes in his players enough to still believe they have a chance to come back. It might be wishful thinking, but the Lakers are not out yet.

JJ Redick is ready to believe in the Lakers' chances to come back

The Thunder have utterly dominated the Lakers in the first three games of this series. It is looking more and more like a second consecutive sweep for the defending champions. However, the Lakers still believe in their chances of coming back.

While no team has ever come back from 3-0 down, Redick and the Lakers are motivated enough to be the first team to do so. It is looking like it's impossible, but Redick is taking his chances.

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The Lakers are obviously hobbled without star player Luka Doncic and top defender Jarred Vanderbilt. They still have a talented group out there, but it might not be enough. Despite that, Redick has faith in his tactics and players.

"I'm not giving up on the series. We're gonna go try to win on Monday. We're gonna try and extend the series, and we're trying to take this thing back to OKC," Redick assessed after the Game 3 loss.

As the Lakers look to defend home court in Game 4, they want to be as good as they can be. It has been a tough series on both ends of the floor, but Redick has been shutting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander down with his defensive schemes. It could be the key to stealing at least one game in the series.

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