On February 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers lost to the Warriors 115-117. In this game, the main reason why the Lakers lost was their poor performance on the free throw line.
The Lakers won 33 free throws, but only hit 22 of them, and the Warriors' performance of 25 of the 34 free throws was not much better, but it was a weak lead in this data that ultimately helped the Warriors win.
Especially in the last moments of the game, the Lakers fell behind by 3 points, James won 3 points of free throws but only 1 of 3 free throws, although the last 1 of them was deliberately missed by James, but the 1st penalty of the 3 penalties hit iron, or showed that the Lakers' free throws are indeed problematic. After the game, James also said bluntly in the post-game press conference, "I didn't play well enough in the final stage to help the team win." ”
Another core player of the Lakers, Brother Thick Eyebrow, said, "Everyone has to practice hard in the training hall and practice more free throws." From me, I made poor free throws. The trading deadline has passed, everyone has unloaded the burden, and it is time to sprint hard. ”
James made 5 of 9 free throws and 6 of 10 for Thick Brow. So far this season, the Lakers' overall free throw shooting rate is only 72.2%, only better than the Rockets in the NBA's 30 teams in the bottom two, they really need to practice their own free throws.