After Memphis routed the Lakers in Game 5, players said there were three areas they need to improve in to win Game 6.
are struggling, too, with Brown making just one from deep all series after the best shooting season of his career.
Multiple players cited shot-making as the single biggest reason for their loss in Game 5, the three-point numbers being the most damning.One player told me he thought the Lakers weren’t doing a good enough of job of attacking off the dribble and kicking out to shooters. Memphis has created more of these three-point shots for than the Lakers have for any player. They’ve combined for 56 attempts on catch-and-shoot threes., the leaders in catch-and-shoot attempts, have taken only 42 combined .
There’s been some chatter about the Lakers’ bench lineups especially being stagnant, which could be a reason why so few of the Lakers reserves are in any real rhythm at this stage of the series.at key moments, and that slows the team down behind the pace they’d prefer to play at.If the Lakers are going to double either Bane or, it’s going to put them into a scramble for the rest of the defensive possession which means players have to find bodies to box out.
When the Lakers get stops, the Lakers can run and they’re a much better team in transition than in the half court. Ending possessions early has been the key to every major Lakers run of the series, and it’ll be crucial in Game 6.
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