In search of identity, Lakers looking to end slump vs. Memphis

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers aren’t just in a slump.

They’re on a journey of discovering who they are, what the team’s DNA is and their own identity.

When Lakers coach JJ Redick described the Detroit Pistons before his team’s blowout loss to the visitors on Tuesday, he used the word “physicality” and spoke about how hard the Pistons play as a team – characteristics of the type of opponents the Lakers have struggled against.

Those sentiments not only wouldn’t be used to describe the Lakers...