The Lakers’ secret sauce isn’t a secret, it’s the transition game.
As of Monday morning, the Lakers are 11th place in the Western Conference standings, and they are 7.5 games behind the first-place Denver Nuggets . They’re a half-game behind the Portland Trail Blazers for a play-in slot and one game behind the Golden State Warriors for a top-6 spot., preventing Sacramento from lighting their beloved beam. Four Lakers had at least 20 points, led by LeBron James with 37.
The fastbreak game is magical for this team in particular: It neutralizes some of their size deficiencies when facing set defenses; it is where LeBron and Russ play best together; it gives the guards a chance tomake plays on defense to stop other teams from getting back. The Lakers are understandably average in halfcourt offense relative to the league, but stat site Cleaning the Glass ranks them fourth in transition points per 100 possessions in the league since Davis got hurt.
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