The Lakers have a Luke Kennard problem.  He defers too much.  Against a Thunder team with the NBA’s top-rated defense, Kennard will be the X-factor in their second-round playoff series. Without Luka Doncic , the Thunder will collapse on LeBron James and Austin Reaves. The Lakers need more from Luke Kennard if they want to defeat the Thunder in the next round of the NBA playoffs. Getty Images The Lakers desperately need scoring help. They need a sharpshooter to open up the court. They need a 3-point specialist.  They need Kennard.  At the start of the Lakers’ first-round series against the Rockets, it seemed as though Kennard had been misused his entire career. It seemed as though coach JJ Redick had unlocked him.  With Doncic and Reaves out, Kennard went from being a 3-point specialist to the Lakers’ primary playmaker. He averaged 25 points in the first two games and seamlessly helped control the offense.…