Lakers’ Dalton Knecht gets his shot at being back in rotation

LOS ANGELES — With his team going through an offensive slump – though not as bad as the defensive slide in December – Lakers coach JJ Redick assured that second-year wing Dalton Knecht would get a look in Friday night’s home game against the Memphis Grizzlies. And for the foreseeable future, with the Lakers remaining short-handed in light of absences from Austin Reaves (calf), Rui Hachimura (calf), Gabe Vincent (back) and Adou Thiero (knee). Overshadowed by their defense ranking 29th in the NBA in December, the Lakers’ offense also dropped off significantly last month. They were...