The Los Angeles Lakers gave JJ Redick his first win in his first regular-season game as an NBA head coach on Tuesday, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103. For those who were skeptical of the Lakers’ decision to hire him, it was a very encouraging performance.

Los Angeles showed more ball and player movement than it has in a while. There was also a renewed emphasis on attacking recovery, and overall the team showed great grit and determination.

It shot just 44.2% from the field and was a miserable 5-of-30 from three-point range. But it built a double-digit lead and held most of it through the second half, beating the Timberwolves.

On top of everything else, Redick has paid a lot of attention to detail to the Lakers. If anyone needs proof of how alert he is to the littlest things, he said he will make an interesting request to the NBA league office after the game to let the Lakers play with worn-out basketballs.

Anyone who has ever shot a basketball enough knows how easy it is to pick up a worn leather basketball and be able to shoot it comfortably, as opposed to brand new basketballs.

If that’s what it takes to help the team overcome its outside shooting woes, Redick is doing a good job of fighting for his team. Sometimes the smallest things are the biggest victories.

This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: JJ Redick will make a unique request to the NBA on behalf of Lakers