It’s been… a while since we’ve had a Lakers data report. If you wish to see the data for any specific game, you can always take a look at the Laker Game Data spreadsheet I use to obtain the information used in these reports. But new year, new Cranjis. LA finished their 2017 year with […]
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Lakers Game Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves
The Los Angeles Lakers will look to start the new year fresh with a matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The two teams have finished their 2017’s in vastly different ways. The Lakers have been reeling recently, losing nine of ten. They’ve been playing the past four games without Lonzo Ball and Brook Lopez, and were […]
2017 NBA Data Roundup
We’ll that’s been fun. We’re almost halfway through the NBA season at the turn of the new year. Samples are no longer small, standings make more sense, and pretender teams have faded away. Our ever growing and updating daily Forum Blue & Gold NBA data spreadsheet can tell us much about this NBA season. Here […]
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 Data Report: Warriors Game
The Lakers Data from LA’s recent loss to the Warriors is some of the most encouraging of any loss this year. Some great individual performances by key players and solid team outings offensively and defensively make this a very interesting game to look into. After the loss, LA is playing like a 31 win team, […]
Lakers Data Report: Clippers Game
Well that was fun while it lasted. The Lakers were playing like a 40 win team for a few weeks, but they’ve fallen back down to earth lately. A brutal loss to a weakened Clippers team leaves us with a numb and bitter feeling. LA has had the 3rd easiest schedule so far this season […]
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.
Lakers Data Report: 76ers, Suns, and Nuggets
Three more games are in the books, leaving us with some more Lakers data. The team lost two close winnable games, and their performances in those contests has dropped the team’s outlook. The Lakers are now down to a projected 31 wins based on their remaining schedule and based on how the team has played […]
Lakers Data Report: Suns Game
This game was terrible and the Lakers offense was really bad, but the defense yet again was strong for LA and helped us earn the win. The Lakers have moved up from playing like a 31 win team to 33 after the ugly win against Phoenix. If you haven’t seen the following win projections before:
Lakers Data Report: Wizards and Bucks Games
The Lakers played their worst game of the season in their rematch against Washington according to the Forum Blue & Gold Points Over Expectation (POE) NBA and Lakers data. By a lot. They rebounded somewhat against Milwaukee to only post their fifth worst POE performance on the year. The worst game LA had played before […]