Another big 3-point breakdown for the Lakers

When Jackson Hayes fielded the ball in the Marcus Smarthe was perfectly alone behind the arc. However, his shot rolled into the circle. A few seconds later, the same Marcus Smart, after missing a “reverse layup”, again benefited from an offer from his interior.

And once again, the playmaker, who is 30% from 3-point range this season, missed the mark. Too short. A minute later, still in the fourth quarter of this trip to Sacramentoit’s time to Luka Dončić miss behind the arc, after the “step”.

These multiple setbacks speak volumes for the evening the Californians spent at their neighbors the Kings. ” We simply cannot place the basket », summarized by JJ Reddick seeing the last 8/36 of his practice. LeBron James, Jake LaRavia and Marcus Smart accumulated 13 long-range misses, and Luka Doncic also suffered (2/9).

« First of all, they are on par with us as one of the worst shooting teams in the league “, reminds the coach of the Lakers, whose formation is now the most clumsy in the championship, tied with the Raptors, with a convincing 33.8 percent success rate. Where the Kings in particular are the least prolific team.

50 potential assists

Except that last night the locals caught fire from afar with this impressive 17/26 behind the line at 7m25. ” They are tied with Houston for the highest shooting percentage of any team all season. That’s typical. Before tonight, we were 28th in 3-point percentage allowed to opponents. We will be on the 29th or 30th after tonight », still regrets the Lakers technician…

He notes that his team had “ 50 potential assists “, but only 21 upon arrival, due to this clumsiness. According to the expected result (expected result), we won by 24 points. This is a recurring theme. From the beginning. I guess we just have to keep shooting », JJ Redick breathes again.

For his part, LeBron James believes he and the Lakers followed their game plan. Tonight was one of those nights where we didn’t hit our shots. », he puts things into perspective. These kinds of nights multiply: The Lakers have hit just 35% — their winning average — five times in their last 13 outings.

With the defense still thin, the Lakers’ 3-point awkwardness makes for a complicated formula to compensate.