Ridiculous Stats and Numbers to Prove the Lakers are Among the Worst Offense in the Orlando Bubble

Statistics are never wrong. However, it must be noted that some stats speak more accurately than certain other numbers. Consider this, the Los Angeles Lakers top the western conference table with 51-16. This shows how they have won 76.11% of their games in this season. But this simple analysis hides layers of troublesome issues behind it.

The Lakers have a strong defensive potential. They have Danny Green who is 6’6” with a wingspan of 6’10”, shows quick athleticism, and is great at backcourt shot-blocking. Lamar Odom would be sitting somewhere happy with the Lakers’ defense. But is it all coming at the expense of a trailing offense?

Los Angeles Lakers and their ongoing offense debacle

Offense, for the men in Golden and Purple, has been a persistent problem. But the scar got cut afresh as they faced an 86-105 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder. They put up some very demoralizing figures on the board. The supreme duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis could shoot just 33%. This became their lowest combined field goal percentage in one game. The latest low before this came on the day of the Bubble season starter against the LA Clippers (37%).

Clearly, the games involving the Lakers are low scoring because they have a good defense who do not concede a lot. But they also have an equally inept offense side, which causes them to post much less.

The Orlando Bubble has been an eye-opener for them!

Only 22 teams could make it into the Bubble and amongst those, have a look at where LeBron’s men stand.

The Lakers are not concerned about their seeding in the Bubble. Hence, they can use their bench and try to sharpen more weapons before moving into the playoffs. But if this dismal performance continues, they’ll not find that “rhythm” which head coach Frank Vogel keeps mentioning. 

Some more concerning figures 

Lakers’ offensive rating is 100.6, which makes them stand at #22 in the Orlando bubble. Even on wide-open threes, they are at #15. This exposes their erroneous play, and it can be tough on the confidence of players who have just joined them, like Markieff Morris.

This can remind us of former Lakers member Kwame Brown, who was such an amazing talent at defense while not so good at his offense. With the present-day Lakers, one problem is too much dependency on The Akron Hammer when it comes to offense. With LeBron, Lakers had an OR of 113.3 before the bubble and without him, 105.2. That is a huge gap.

Frank Vogel really needs to get the Lakers’ offensive acts straight before they play the playoffs, when the stakes will be higher.

Sources: ESPN Stats & Info – Twitter, Tim Reynolds – Twitter, Stats NBA