Lakers coach JJ Redick knew his team was taking better care of the ball. Whether it was a trend was something he needed to discuss with Max Wiviott, the Lakers’ coaching analyst. “Generally speakin…
Whether it was a trend was something he needed to discuss with Max Wiviott, the Lakers’ coaching analyst. “Generally speaking, if you can’t catch it with the eye test, Wiv has a good answer,” Redick said.
“Sometimes, when I think my eyes are correct, I’ll ask him a question, ‘Hey, can you see what’s this trend here? I feel like this is a trend. Is it a trend?’ Sometimes he says yes, sometimes he says no. So I don’t have a good answer for that.”have gone from one of the NBA’s worst teams with ball security to one of the best entering Saturday’s prime-time matchup against the Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena.entered the All-Star break No. 23 in turnover percentage, according to Cleaning The Glass, with 15.3% of their offensive possessions ending in a giveaway.NBA champ released from prison early after 40-month sentence for fraud: 'I'm back, baby' 2026 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: Browns take QB to compete with Shedeur Sanders as Giants, Jets grab Ohio State stars But in the 12 games since the break entering Saturday, their turnover percentage dropped to 12.2 for the league’s third-best mark during that stretch. It’s one of the biggest reasons, in addition to improved 3-point shooting, for their offense taking a step from borderline top 10 in offensive rating before the break to inside of the top five post-break .But one of their issues before the break is they didn’t take a lot of shots. The Lakers’ 83.6 field-goal attempts per game entering the break was the league’s second-fewest mark — a number suppressed by their high free-throw rate but also their lack of offensive rebounding and ball security. They still aren’t a good offensive rebounding team, but they entered Saturday averaging 86.8 shots per game since the break — which is still a low figure but more than three extra shots they were getting before the break. “The word ‘physicality’ gets thrown around the defensive end, and it is just as important offensively, in terms of screening and being strong with the basketball and working to get open,” Redick said. “That’s a big piece of it.” The Lakers have been taking better care of the basketball lately. LeBron James and his teammates are hosting the Nuggets on Saturday night.D’Angelo Russell set the franchise record for most made 3s in a season in 2023-24, when he made 226.The Slovenian star guard entered Saturday shooting 39.7% on 3s on a league-high 10.5 attempts per game since Dec. 25.Backup center Jaxson Hayes was upgraded to available for Saturday’s game after sitting out of Thursday’s win because of back soreness. Starting guard Marcus Smart was also available after being sidelined for the matchup against the Bulls because of a hip contusion. Maxi Kleber was the lone Laker unavailable because of injury. He missed his sixth game in the last seven because of a back injury that’s expected to sideline him for a “little bit,” Redick said.2026 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: Browns take QB to compete with Shedeur Sanders as Giants, Jets grab Ohio State starsDonald Trump confirms breaking up legendary Kobe Bryant fight: 'Probably not a smart thing to do'Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Madison' On Paramount+, Where Michelle Pfeiffer Is A New York Woman Who Goes To Montana To Deal With Her Grief After A Tragedy
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