The Kings did a great job making those guys work until their shots came up short. Meanwhile, will Klay Thompson (35 percent from 3) stay cold? What about Andrew Wiggins (27 percent) or Jordan Poole (25 percent)? Those are two high-volume 40 percent 3-point shooters and a 39 percent shooter in last year’s playoffs, and they’re lying dormant.
The Lakers didn’t have to make any significant adjustments from the regular season, yet they shot 31 percent from beyond the arc against Memphis.Īnd while LeBron shooting 19 percent from beyond the arc (on 41 attempts) hurt the average, the Lakers’ others still shoot 33.5 percent from 3. No, the Warriors weren’t much better against the Kings, but they were also playing a different style than they’re used to playing in that series. In those seven games, the Lakers have an effective field goal percentage of 51.5, which would have been the NBA’s worst in the regular season. The Lakers have played seven postseason games, including one nasty play-in game win. But let’s not get carried away by what these guys can do. Those additions are why the Lakers are in the playoffs and playing the Warriors. No, the Lakers are a brand new team since the trade deadline, adding some legitimately solid pieces to the mix around LeBron and Anthony Davis. The Lakers started the season as a historically bad shooting team, but we’re not anchored to what we saw in October. Let the Lakers shoot (Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP)
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