Just like the team’s record and performance on the court, the numbers through this recent stretch have generally been trending upward. Let’s take a look at some Lakers data from the team’s 5-point win against Chicago on Friday. Lakers Offense The Lakers won the areas they were expected to win. On my last preview podcast […]
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Lakers Analysis: Luke Gets KCP an Open 3
The Lakers have won two straight games, and regardless of competition level, there’s a lot to be happy about. The team is playing harder and some of the fun has returned too. Of course, everything is more fun when you win, but the general spirit of the team is better. Maybe it’s because Lonzo is […]
Lakers Data Report: Hawks Game
Lakers Offense This was LA’s highest CPOE performance on the year, scoring 128 points when they’d be only expected to score 112.5. We’ll focus mostly on the offense today, because there was a lot of good that came out of this game. Transition LA went OFF in transition. Here’s their shot chart: They had some […]
Lakers Data Report: Thunder and Hornets Games
Hello! Welcome to this edition of the Lakers post game data report, where the basketball is bad and the numbers are worse. Today we find our Los Angeles Lakers with a body of work and remaining schedule (including rest days & injuries) that result in a 24 game win projection. Tribute to Kobe aside, that’s […]
Lakers Transition Turmoil
The Lakers have spoken a lot about wanting to get out and run, especially with their young players and with a great passer like Lonzo Ball on the roster. The team has accomplished this goal, getting out in transition second most of any team in the league with 19.97% of their possessions being in transition. […]
Lakers Game Preview: The Denver Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers play the surging Denver Nuggets tonight at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets, winners of three in a row, are coming off a stunning late game victory against the Bulls. For their part, the Lakers lost in overtime to the defending champs Wednesday night. Taking pride in a moral victory is a […]
Lakers Hang Tough, Lose in Overtime to Warriors
Losing is never good. While I believe in moral victories and believe there are lessons learned from certain types of losses, give me a W any day of the week over even the most useful and productive of losses. So, I don’t want to misrepresent things here, the Lakers 127-123 loss to the Warriors in […]
Lakers Data Report: Bulls and Kings Games
The Lakers won a game and lost once since our last Lakers data report, but there’s been little movement in their overall team data. They still sit at a projected 31 wins based on how the team has played so far and the games remaining, good for 12th in the West.
Laker Film Room: Lakers Fire on All Cylinders, Beat Pistons
The Los Angeles Lakers put together their most complete performance of the season on Tuesday night, thoroughly outclassing the Detroit Pistons, 113-93. The Lakers’ half court offense was the most pleasant surprise of the evening, tallying 30 assists amongst 10 different players. In the latest installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at […]
Game Preview: Lakers @ Utah Jazz
The Los Angeles Lakers (2-3) hit the road today, visiting the Utah Jazz (2-3) in a Battle Royale for 9th place in the Western Conference. Both teams are coming off tough losses, the Lakers in a close contest with the Raptors and the Jazz with a dispiriting loss to the Suns. This was right after […]