The refereeing criteria and the frequency with which the (best) teams go to the personnel line It is a topic of discussion older than the NBA itself. Teams benefited or harmed, compromised situations and errors that do add up generate a compromised differential. In the middle of that ‘tidal wave’ are the Los Angeles Lakers. With complaints and situations that have arisen that are also older than basketball itself. They go from complaint to benefit… and the numbers say so.
Mate of Davis.
If you know about basketball you know that it’s not just the last two minutes that matter.
LeBron James
The Lakers lost their fifth game of the season in Miami (it meant a 3-5 record). And the gold and purple franchise officially complained “about non-uniform treatment” related to LeBron James, its superstar. “Numerous failed fouls” was the reason why they took action. “A game is not won or lost in the final two minutes. If you know about basketball, you know that these are things that happen in the first, second or third quarter and have a great impact on the end.“LeBron James came to say.
Three games later and with the complaint on the NBA table… everything changes. The Lakers have a 5-5 record, and fouls become a territory in which they make a lot of money. Their last victory, against the Portland Trail Blazers (116-110), is the best example. They shot 37 free throws and Portland only 9. They won by six. An abysmal difference.
History does not deceive
Do the flowers arrive after the complaints? It cannot be answered exactly, but the Californian team after denouncing their situation is once again adding at a forced pace. And with the history in hand, the difference is increasingly clear. If a relationship is made between free throws attempted and free throws conceded, they are the leading team of the last two campaigns. Their accumulated is +549… the second is that of Orlando Magic, with +204.
LeBron looks to post.
It does not mean winning automatically, although it does represent a competitive advantage. Although they’re not the only ones. In total, the Lakers are the fourth team (27.7) that shoots the most free throws after the Bucks (28.8), Orlando (28) and Philadelphia (27.1), although in those three after the complaint they shoot up to 31.7. And his opponent is the third least (19,4) after the 18.7 that Miami receives and 19.1 from the Knicks.
2023-11-13 09:38:52
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