The biggest issues with the Lakers so far:
Offense
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Ranked #25 with a 111.1 ORtg
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Offense is horrible when LeBron is off the floor. On-court ORtg is +7.9, Off-court ORtg is -14.0
3-point shooting
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Ranked #25 shooting 34.3%
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LeBron (41.4%) and D’Lo (40%) are the only players shooting 35+% on 4+ 3PA
Free throws
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Ranked #23 shooting 75.9% FT
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Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves are the only players shooting 80+% on 2+ FTA
1st quarters
- Ranked #29 with a -4.5 differential in 1st quarters
Sources:
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/average-1st-quarter-margin
Spacing
Defense, specificly fast pg or against good bigs (so like always)
Existence
Identity crisis
nah, bamboo development
Oh boy… where do I begin? At least they’ve finally picked a direction for the team (down)
Pick and roll defense Turnovers And cte drives
Wiggins and Klay drop off along with our defense being ass