Free Throw Struggles Continue
For those of you who have read my takeaways, we all know that this is nothing new. The team has struggled heavily to connect from the charity stripe all season. In fact, the Lakers rank last in the league in free throw percentage at 69.9 percent.
The team shot 62.9 percent from the line against the Warriors as they only converted 22-of-35 free throws. Moreover, these free throw struggles are now becoming a growing pain as they are cutting into the team’s wins. Last night, for example, if the team had made three more free throws they would have won the game.
To make matters even worse, the Warriors attempted 14 fewer free throws than the L.A. but only made three less than them as they shot 90.5 percent from the line.