Los Angeles Lakers: 3 takeaways from win against the Houston Rockets

By Zain Danani | Dec 21, 2017

HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 20: Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers and James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets are seen during the game between the two teams on December 20, 2017 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 20: Josh Hart #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against the Houston Rockets on December 20, 2017 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Sharp Three-Point Shooting

Similar to turnovers, the Lakers headed into the matchup as the league’s worst three-point shooting team. The team stands alone at the bottom with an awful 32.3 percent success rate. Last night, however, L.A. had no problem knocking down triples.

The Lakers tied a season-high 15 three-pointers. The team also shot quite efficiently as they connected on 42.9 percent of their outside shots. To put that into perspective, that is the fourth-highest rate the team has had all season.

Additionally, seven of these 15 three-pointers came from Kyle Kuzma. Speaking of which, let us move on to our last takeaway.

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