PHOENIX — Moving on from a loss like the one the Lakers took against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night can be easier said than done.

Before the Lakers played the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, however, Coach JJ Redick said the ebbs and flows of the NBA season mean “you don’t have to belabor every loss.”

“I think there are specific times throughout the season where you talk about what just happened, more than just your normal review,” Redick said when asked if he had helped the team clear the air following the late-game collapse against Orlando. “You’re not going to do that after every game.”

Veteran guard Luke Kennard said a one-point loss like Tuesday’s, in which the Magic erased multiple double-digit leads before the Lakers failed to execute a game-ending after-timeout play, still “stings” and rings in the veteran sharpshooter’s head.

“Obviously, it’s the NBA, and you kind of have to move on and focus on the next game,” Kennard said. “But I’m just such a competitor. Obviously, it bothers me for a couple days.”

There were still some positives for the Lakers to take from the defeat. Redick pointed to Luka Doncic’s season-high 15 assists, which were lost in the noise of the Slovenian star passing up a potential game-winning 3-pointer. But Redick said there remains room for improvement, asking the analytics department to look into Doncic’s no-pass possessions.

“For this season, Luka’s at 1.33 points per possession on no-pass drags,” Redick said. “That’s better than our transition offense. (Austin Reaves) is at 1.24. The three games since the All-Star break is significantly lower. And you can sort of look at it, and they’re just not making their non-rim paint 2s right now.”

Outside of forward Rui Hachimura, who sat out Thursday’s game against the Suns with an illness, the Lakers are once again as close to a clean bill of health as can be.

Center Jaxson Hayes, who left Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics with a right ankle sprain and then missed Tuesday’s loss to Orlando, was upgraded to available just before Thursday’s game. The 7-footer spoke to the Southern California News Group before the game and said that he was ready to go.

“It feels good,” said the 25-year-old, who is averaging 6.8 points in 17.3 minutes per game off the bench. “Been working on it the past few days, got an MRI, got the results back, and just working on a plan of action, and how we’re gonna move forward. But feeling good for the most part.”

Redick addressed the media for the first time since the Lakers hired former University of Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett on Wednesday as an NBA draft advisor.

“I’m very excited about Tony and getting to work with him,” he said. “… It’s one additional basketball resource, and I’m very excited to see us build out all our resources over the next four to six months.”

Some of the resources that have been added since Mark Walter bought the franchise were in attendance at Mortgage Matchup Center on Thursday.

The Dodgers’ front office trio – President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, General Manager Brandon Gomes and Special Advisor Farhan Zaidi – along with Lakers president of basketball operations and GM Rob Pelinka took in the game against the Suns, just a short drive from the Dodgers’ spring training facility at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.

Earlier this week, newly hired Lakers president of business operations Lon Rosen said Pelinka has “appreciated” the help that Friedman and Zaidi have offered since the ownership transition.