A number of data prove that the Lakers have benefited: 5.8 free throws per game, far ahead of the second place, and a total of 13 free throws
The 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend is here, and the regular season is a few days off, just in time for a wrap-up.
In the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers are 30-26 and ninth in the West, and fans will pay attention to their penalties after almost every game.
In the 56 games so far this season, the Lakers have led in free throws in 42 games, one in which they have tied and 13 in which they have trailed in free throws.
In 56 games, they led a total of 323 free throws, leading their opponents at 5.8 free throws per game, which is 2.6 more than the second-place Suns, and the gap is even bigger than the gap between the Suns and the 15th-place Mavericks!
数据来源ESPN:https://www.espn.com/nba/stats/team/_/view/differential/table/offensive/sort/avgFreeThrowsAttempted/dir/desc
In addition, the Lakers rank first in the league in several statistics:
Averaged 16.3 fouls per game for the fewest in the league!
Lakers opponents average the lowest league-low 18.9 free throws per game!
The Lakers average 3.9 fewer fouls per game than their opponents, which is 1.4 fewer than the second-place Mavericks, which is equal to the gap between the Mavericks and the seventh place!
Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/stats/team/_/view/differential/table/general/sort/avgFouls/dir/asc
So far this season, the league has had a total of 166 foul throws, of which the Lakers ranked first in the league with 13 times, accounting for 7.8%! The 13 players include stars such as Sabonis Jr., George, Wembanyama, as well as Powell, Grayson Allen, Ivey, Naz Reed, McDaniels, Quickley, Wiggins, Klay, DiVincenzo, Justin Holliday and others. In addition, there are 28 people on the other side. The second player committed 5 fouls
And the Lakers themselves only have Anthony Davis and Reaves a total of 2 fouls. In addition, there were 15 cases of 5 fouls, which is almost the same as the number of times the opponent was punished for 6 fouls!
James fans might have the following reasons:
1. The Lakers score more inside, so free throws are dominant!
Admittedly, the Lakers rank third in the league in interior scoring at 55.3 points per game.
But for comparison, let's take a look at the data of the other teams:
The Pacers, who average 57.3 points per game and rank 22nd in the league in free throws per game;
The Wizards, who averaged 55.5 points per game in the league and ranked 25th in the league in free throws per game;
The Jazz, who average 54.4 points per game in the league, and rank 12th in the league in free throws per game;
The Raptors, who averaged 54.3 points per game in the league, ranked 15th in the league in free throws per game;
As you can see, in the case of scoring more inside, the other teams did not get enough free throws!
Data source: NBA official website: https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/misc?dir=A&sort=PTS_PAINT
数据来源ESPN:https://www.espn.com/nba/stats/team/_/table/offensive/sort/avgFreeThrowsAttempted/dir/asc
2: Lakers defend well/poorly, so there are fewer fouls!
A few more data:
Lakers opponents scored 117.1 points, 18th in the league;
The Lakers shot 47.2 percent from the field, 13th in the league;
Lakers defensive efficiency of 114.7 points, 15th in the league;
Several of the data are midstream and cannot even be used as arguments for even one aspect.
3: Watch the game, don't look at the data!
After watching the game, it can only be said that it is even more outrageous, all kinds of double standard situations, blowing penalties at critical moments, and penalties that change the situation of the game are all beneficial to the Lakers.
A number of coaches, including the Raptors coach, have expressed their dissatisfaction in post-game interviews or directly or indirectly.