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. […]
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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: 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: Celtics Game
The Lakers showed great resilience in Wednesday’s game vs. Boston but ultimately didn’t come out of the game with a win. The team dropped from 15th in Points Over Expectation (POE) to 19th after an extremely poor offensive performance, sliding them down a win in the projected standings.
Is the Lakers Defense Due for Regression?
As Pete and Darius brought up on the latest LakerFilmRoom podcast, the Lakers’ team has been quite the inverse of what we’ve expected to see thus far. The defense has really carried the team while the offense is much lower ranked. This comes as a surprise to us all, but is it something we should […]
Lakers Data Report: Grizzlies Game
The Lakers are 0.500! And that’s no sham, because the Lakers data shows the team, based on their points over expectation and remaining schedule are projected to win 40 games this season! It’s incredibly impressive that as the season has gone on the team has continued to take steps forward and improve their overall POE […]
Lakers Data Report: Nets Game
We’ll start this Lakers data report with a quick projected standings update. These win projections are based off of how teams are playing right now and their odds to win each remaining game based on team POE, team rest days before each game, and whether the game is home or away. The Lakers have jumped […]
Interactive NBA and Lakers Data – New Features
Several new additions have been made to the NBA and Lakers data spreadsheet that I’ve created and am updating daily. Rookie Draft Tab Want to quickly check and see how each draft pick has performed so far this season? Look no further than the “Rookie Draft” tab on the spreadsheet. You can sort by any […]
Lakers Data Report: Trail Blazers Game
It’s never a good feeling losing a game, but it’s especially bitter losing such a close game that the Lakers led for a while in the fourth quarter. We’re left with another loss, but we’re also left with some encouraging Lakers data in a couple areas. In fact, despite losing to Portland, the team’s Points […]
Lakers Data Report: Pistons Game
LA had their most impressive win Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons, who came into the game just one win out of the top record in the league. This was the first game out of the seven Los Angeles has played so far that both their offense and defense graded out above average for the contest. […]