On December 13, Beijing time, the Lakers will face the Magic at home. Before the game, Lakers reporter Alex Regla pointed out that the ability to protect the ball is a key area that the Lakers need to improve, and he listed four data related to mistakes, and the Lakers ranked at the bottom of the league.
The Lakers' turnover rate ranks 24th in the league; the Lakers have accumulated 434 mistakes, ranking 28th in the league; the Lakers opponent ranks 22nd in the frequency of playing fast attacks through steals; the opponent averages 17.3 points per game through the Lakers' mistakes, ranking 23rd in the league.
After listing the data, Alex Regla wrote: "Probably the most frustrating thing is how careless most people are. "Mistakes seem to have become the Lakers' number one problem. After losing to the Grizzlies, James once said, "Mistakes kill us." In that game, the Lakers made 22 mistakes, including James and Westbrook had a total of 11 mistakes. In the big victory over the Thunder, the Lakers had 16 turnovers, which was reduced, but it was still 1 more mistake than the opponent Thunder.
So far this season, the Lakers have averaged 16.1 turnovers per game, ranking third from the bottom in the league. The Big Three are the three players with the most errors per game in the Lakers, with Westbrook averaging 4.6 turnovers per game, James averaging 3.6 turnovers per game and Davis averaging 2.0 turnovers per game. If you want to reduce mistakes, you have to start with the Big Three, who have to reduce careless problems and improve their ability to protect the ball.