INGLEWOOD — The Lakers’ 116-102 loss to the Clippers on Sunday at Intuit Dome provided another example of lessons they’ve been reminded of constantly this season. Their margin of error is thin. And their identity is very much a work in progress – a sentiment multiple people within the organization acknowledged is a work in progress, while also adding that they feel the team is trending in the right direction. “We are growing and we all know that during the growth process, you have some bumps and that’s OK,” coach JJ Redick said postgame. “That’s OK. Our group is, we’re together and we’re connected certainly more times than not. “And we’ll continue to grow and build. But I thought there was some good stuff [on Sunday]. There was some good stuff. But yeah, we just gotta keep trying to get better.” And the Lakers got a firsthand look at what it looks like when a team, such as the Clippers, not only has an identity, but has a larger margin of error not just because of its roster construction and style of play, but because it consistently plays to its strengths. “I feel like we’re working to get there,” Austin Reaves said of the team’s identity. “New staff, new head coach. It’d be beautiful if we could just come in and snap your finger and know exactly what you’re supposed to do every single possession. “So I’d say we’re still working there. Everybody’s trending in the right direction. So that’s a positive. But like you said, they know their identity. Every player [on the Clippers] knows what they’re out there to do. We’re working to get there.” The Lakers are 22-18 after Sunday’s loss, but with a negative point differential and an 11-18 record against teams with records .500 or better. Related Articles Lakers | Clippers welcome Lakers to Intuit Dome with dominant win Lakers | Lakers’ Gabe Vincent rounding into form offensively Lakers | Clippers finally get to host Lakers in their own house Lakers | Austin Reaves’ career night helps short-handed Lakers edge Nets Lakers | Lakers’ Anthony Davis sits out against Nets with lingering foot ailment “I think, again, it goes back to just not having a huge margin for error,” Redick said. “And I think our group is like, if one guy is gone from the rotation, there’s an exponential effect to that. When we’re healthy, we’re whole, and we’re playing and connected, and we execute, I think we’re a great basketball team. That’s what I mean by that. “We have a 22-18 record, we have a negative net rating. Some of that is lost games because we’ve died. We just don’t have a huge margin for error. And nor can we create that margin organically. It has to be emphasized daily to touch the paint, to play paint to great mentality, make the extra pass. We don’t have a guy on our team that is going to necessarily always draw two to the ball, we don’t have a guy on our team that’s going to be able to get past this guy one-on-one and get to the paint and spray out. It’s just not our team. So we have to do it through connectivity, through execution. And when we do that, we’re really good.” When asked if there are ways the team can improve its margin of error, LeBron James responded: “Nah. That’s how our team is constructed. We don’t have room for error – for much error.”