On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-104, behind a Brandon Ingram game winner with 0.8 seconds left. In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at the ups and downs of Ingram’s performance, how Lonzo Ball utilized his speed to compromise the Sixers in transition, Julius Randle’s […]
Laker Film Room: Switches Get Stitches
The Los Angeles Lakers are normally excellent at switching on screens, but the Houston Rockets are uniquely equipped to attack that. In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at how Houston utilized their numerous shot creators to render that strategy ineffective, what the Lakers tried to do to counter that, and […]
Lakers Drop 5th Straight, Lose to Rockets 118-95
In a game that was likely lost the moment the schedule came out, the Los Angeles Lakers (8-15) dropped their 5th straight contest to the visiting Houston Rockets (18-4), 118-95. After arriving in Los Angeles around 1:00am last night on the heels of a deflating loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers got off to […]
Laker Film Room: Lakers Collapse in 4th, Lose to Nuggets
In one of the more frustrating games of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the injury-plagued Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, 115-100. In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at two of the main reasons why. The starting lineup was outscored by a whopping 20 points in just 16 […]
Lakers Implode Down the Stretch, Lose to Nuggets 115-100
The Los Angeles Lakers (8-14) failed to seize a golden opportunity against the short-handed Denver Nuggets (13-9) on Saturday night, falling 115-100 in the first game of a brutal December schedule. The night began inauspiciously as the starting lineup struggled once again, outscored by their Denver counterparts 42-22. Jamal Murray – who came into the game […]
Brandon Ingram’s Career High Isn’t Enough as Lakers Fall in OT, 127-123
The young Los Angeles Lakers fought admirably against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, but eventually succumbed in overtime, 127-123. Brandon Ingram was the star of the night for the Lakers, totaling a career-high 32 points through a diverse display of drives, jumpers, and filling the wing in transition. “Brandon was […]
Laker Film Room: How the Lakers Run Horns
The Los Angeles Lakers have been running Horns with increased frequency since they drubbed the Detroit Pistons 113-93 on Halloween. In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at how they run this common NBA set a little differently than last season, how they utilize Flex Motion, how they incorporate ball screens, […]
Laker Film Room: Lonzo Ball Passing Compilation, Vol. 3
Despite his struggles as a scorer, Lonzo Ball continues to demonstrate his remarkable passing ability, averaging 7.1 assists per game (7th in the NBA) along with an eyebrow raising assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.7-to-1. In the latest installment of Laker Film Room, I continue documenting all of Ball’s passes that created an advantage, whether it led […]
Laker Film Room: Julius Randle Sparks Huge 2nd Half Comeback
The Los Angeles Lakers were perilously close to a second home loss to an inferior opponent this week, after a lackluster first half against the lowly Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. They came out with renewed vigor in the second half, behind particularly notable performances by Julius Randle and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, prevailing 103-94. In this […]
Laker Film Room: Lonzo Ball Gets Triple-Double as Lakers Beat Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers bounced back in style on Sunday night, beating the Denver Nuggets 127-109 in their best offensive performance of the season. Lonzo Ball (11 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists, +29) and Julius Randle (24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, +27) led the way, as the Lakers notched a season-high 36 assists. In […]