LOS ANGELES – While the Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to an 11-4 start and have been among the top teams in the Western Conference, there is room for improvement in terms of defense . Even so, the Lakers have a few players on their roster who have been positives on defense this season, including Jake LaRavia.

Amid some early injury issues, Jake LaRavia was starting for the Lakers and has since moved back to the bench, but no matter where he is in the lineup, his role on defense has remained the same.

“I just try to be as physical as I can defensively. Trying to play passing lanes, disrupt the ball, getting steals, deflections, that’s kind of what me and [Marcus] Smart have been doing well this year,” LaRavia said following Lakers’ practice on Tuesday. “Now that we’re in the seco

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