5 things the Los Angeles Lakers must improve on with Anthony Davis out
By Robert Marvi
1. 3-point Shooting
The Los Angeles Lakers have been collecting bricks with Anthony Davis out
Last season, the Lakers were not a great 3-point shooting team, but they were not exactly a bad one either. They rose to the occasion in that area when they needed to, and it netted them a world championship.
They started this season hitting very well from downtown, but lately, they’ve been throwing up enough bricks to solve L.A.’s horrific homelessness problem.
In most of their recent games, the Lakers have made less than 30 percent of their 3-ball attempts. That is a recipe for disaster, especially since missed 3-pointers lead to long rebounds, which usually lead to fast break opportunities for the other team.
The weird thing is that L.A. has better 3-point shooters this season as opposed to last season. Kyle Kuzma, in particular, has dramatically improved his outside shooting, whereas in the past he was something of a bricklayer from beyond the arc.
Even James has gone cold from downtown lately. He has failed to shoot north of 40 percent in a game since Feb. 6, and since then he has only made 19.6 percent of his treys, an efficiency rate that is colder than Novosibirsk, Russia when it is hit by a polar vortex.
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If the Lakers’ 3-point shooting doesn’t start to thaw, the whole team could go into a nuclear winter that could result in an early playoff exit.