This season, the Lakers have a poor record, and even missed the playoffs, which has disappointed many Purple and Gold Fans. But in fact, Lakers fans are still very supportive of the team, according to NBC Los Angeles, the data shows that of all the team fans this season, Lakers fans are the most likely to complain about the referee.
Next Monday Beijing time, the Lakers will end the last regular season of the season, which means that one of the most disappointing seasons in lakers' history is coming to an end. There are six future Hall of Famers in the Lakers' roster this season, and they have made a total of 57 All-Stars, and the Lakers' badness doesn't even need any data to support them.
The Lakers are one of the oldest teams in the league on average this season, but the team's lineup is full of some fairly famous players, such as LeBron James, one of the best athletes in history, Cameron Anthony, one of the best scorers in NBA history, Westbrook, synonymous with the league's triple-double, Anthony Davis, who is regarded as the league's top five scorer, former All-Star centers Dwight Howard, DeAndre Jordan, and former All-Star guard Lajan Rondo also played for the Lakers at one point.
But unfortunately, the Lakers' trend did not go in the direction they imagined. Westbrook has been adapting to new teammates throughout the season and hasn't played as it should. James and Anthony Davis are always injured, and the data shows that this season, James, Westbrook and Thick Brow have played only 22 of the 82 games together.
With only one game left in the regular season, the Lakers have a record of 31 wins and 49 losses this season, 18 games away from a 50 percent win rate, and they will end the season with an eleventh record in the West. Injuries, age, health and coaching are undoubtedly one of the reasons for the Lakers' disappointment this season, but perhaps another factor should also be taken into account: refereeing.
As we all know, the Lakers have a very wide fan base, according to BetOnline's research, Lakers fans are the most complaining referees in the entire league. The site tracks and analyzes users' social media data to determine which team of fans complains the most about referees. As a result, Lakers fans ranked first, and the words they often used were, "bad judgment", "bad referee", "don't do this, referee", "what is this blowing", "referee garbage" and so on.
Of course, Lakers fans' complaints about referees are certainly not limited to the above words. Such an outcome may not be unexpected, on social media, fans are always outspoken to express their views, when the team has a problem, then the referee will become the best target of the fans' sharp criticism.
Outside of Lakers fans, Knicks fans complained the most about referees, followed by Nets, Bulls, Warriors, Cavaliers, Suns, Heat, Bucks and Clippers fans. Of the 30 teams, Trail Blazers fans are the fewest to complain about referees this season.
in Kelsang