Over the first ten games of the season, the Lakers had the 29th outdoor skill in the NBA, with only 30.4% success behind the 3-point line. However, Darvin Ham was not at all worried.
“No, the guys are still trying to find their rhythm and their collective synergy with each other, to understand the tendencies and habits of their teammates” explained the coach. “We encourage guys to shoot if they are open. If there is a better action to be done, it must be done. But it will come. »
And it didn’t take long since Los Angeles tied a franchise record last night with 22 successful 3-point shots, on only 35 shots. That’s an exceptional 63% collective success!
Apart from Christian Wood’s 0/3, everyone participated in the party with 6/8 for D’Angelo Russell, 4/4 for Austin Reaves, 3/3 for Rui Hachimura, 3/5 for Cam Reddish, 3 /6 for LeBron James, 2/5 for Taurean Prince or even 1/1 for Max Christie. The “King” was even able to save himself, remaining only 23 minutes on the floor.
“You never want to be the guy who misses when the whole team is shooting well” explains LeBron James on this general address. “We want to participate and be part of the party. It was a really good shooting night for us tonight, and a good win (134-107) for us.”
This is the third consecutive victory for the Lakers, still undefeated at home (5-0) and who are turning positive (6 wins – 5 losses) to climb to 7th place in the West.
This match also allows them to make a big jump in the 3-point skill ranking since, this morning, they climbed six places to find themselves 23rd, with a 34% success rate from a distance. Right behind the Warriors.
