The Los Angeles Lakers can’t seem to catch a break. Since the disappointing loss to the Warriors on the season opener, the Lakers have had a disastrous run. Despite having some of the biggest names of the league on the team, the Lakers have massively underperformed, owning to a slew of problems both on and off the court. Meanwhile, this Russell Westbrook stat has left NBA fans in utter confusion.
However, the Lakers hit a new low after a shocking stat revealed the abysmal state of the team. The writing should be clear on the wall when a player who has averaged a 30% 3-pt percentage for his career is the best shooter on the roster. The mind-bending stat has left fans in shambles trying to pick up the pieces of former Lakers glory.
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Stats show Russell Westbrook is the best shooter on the Lakers
In three weeks of the regular season action, the Los Angeles Lakers have managed to put up the worst record in the league. Currently, they rank among the bottom teams in the western conference with a humiliating record of 2-10. The Lakers have failed on all fronts. The team’s struggles can be attributed to a slew of problems. However, the thing that has affected their record the most has been their abysmal shooting.
The Lakers’ shooting woes are reaching historic levels. They have been putting up appalling performances from behind the arc on a nightly basis. However, they hit a new low when a shocking stat revealed the harsh reality of the team.
Russell Westbrook is shooting a career high 36.2% from three.
He has made the most threes on the Lakers. pic.twitter.com/vwpSMjkUZ1
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 12, 2022
According to Statmuse, Russell Westbrook is shooting a career-high 36.2% from three this season. Moreover, Westbrook has also made more threes than anyone on the team. Westbrook has made 17 threes, the highest of any player on the roster. However, what makes this worse for the Lakers is that Westbrook has been a below-average shooter all his career. Compared to his triple-doubles, his shooting career averages across the board have been underwhelming. Many fans consider him to be one of the worst shooting guards of the generation. Thus, if he’s the best shooter they have got, then the Lakers are in real trouble.
Unsurprisingly, Lakers fans took to social media and expressed their frustrations with the team. Despite the impressive feat on Westbrook’s part, the Lakers fans were more concerned with the their team’s struggles. Here are some of the fan reactions on Twitter:
this is bad. rlly bad. russ shouldn’t be ur teams best shooter 🤦♂️
— Russ Palace💎🧛🏿 (@Russ_Palace) November 12, 2022
That’s how bad the lakers are
— Evan Johnson (@EvanJoh49097075) November 12, 2022
Russ has the best shooter is bad Rob u are a fraud
— . (@jordydagoat_) November 12, 2022
U know the team is horrendous when russ ur best shooter🤣🤣
— . (@ShootersShoot9) November 12, 2022
Good for Russ but if he's the best shooter on the team then that team sucks. ☹️
— Dank Archer 🐝 🌼 (@NavoSchmavo) November 12, 2022
When Russell Westbrook is your best three point shooter, you know you have a problem. Not a shot at Russ, it's a shot at the Lakers
— Miller Time (@CLThornetsfan) November 12, 2022
That's how TRASH The Lake Show Is https://t.co/zwjSFQoAKF
— CovidBryant II (@CovidBryant_II) November 12, 2022
The perfect illustration on how horrific this team was constructed. https://t.co/HWOQQrvRTz
— True Money Man (@TrueMoneyMan) November 12, 2022
The Lakers’ shooting woes
4x NBA champion LeBron James, unlike Westbrook, is having one of the worst shooting slumps of his career. He is averaging 23.9% from beyond the arc. Like the King, Anthony Davis is also having an underwhelming season shooting the ball. So far, he has hit 25% from three. The struggles of James and Davis have propounded the shooting woes of the team as a whole.
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