The Lakers can't shoot for **** and LeBron is their only shot creator off the bounce. We match up well against em. They didn't even shoot 40% from the field at home against us. Despite all that size they had a whole +2 advantage in points in the paint and only a +5 on the glass.
These aren't real concerns to me. When hasn't Lebron been the primary creator off the bounce? I guess he had Kyrie once. But for most of his career he’s being the point forward. That’s his greatest strength, being Karl Malone with point guard skills. He’s got Rondo now, last I checked he’s still pretty decent. Caruso is good too, He’s better Exum or Mudiay.
I think the shooting isn’t much of a concern either. In the playoffs he’ll have Davis, Kuzma, and Danny green. Granted, it’s not the warriors a few years back, but that’s still plenty of shooting. Lebron has more shooters around him than Kawhi did last year. The Lakers with that super size will enable them to wear people down inside in the playoffs. So they won’t need to win 3 point shooting contests. They’ll win ugly, which is what Lebron james teams tend to do.
Lastly, I wouldn’t look at their regular season stats too much. Again, they’re pacing themselves for the summer. They’re 10-2 despite Lebron playing the lowest # of mins per game in his career and davis playing the lowest since his rookie year.
The Lakers are the team to beat. Our current backup 5 position isn’t an nba player, Green is a player who’s played with half the teams in the association for a reason, and I’m unsure about davis. If we don’t get bigger, longer, and better at the 4 and/or behind Rudy, the Lakers will dump us no matter how well our 1-3 positions play.
