THE the Los Angeles Lakers were criticized for getting too many free throws, compared to the teams they faced throughout the season. As a result, fans of the franchise must defend the team led by LeBron James.
This trend was last seen against an exciting backdrop Los Angeles wins 150-145 above Indiana Pacers. In this competition, Anthony Davis stood out by losing 36 points and 16 rebounds. LeBron James and Spencer Dinwiddie had 26 points while Austin Reaves contributed 25 points alone.
In total, the Lakers had 43 free throw attempts and connected on 38 of them. That translates to an 88 percent success rate from the foul line.
On the other hand, the Pacers only had 16 scoring chances from the charity stripe and connected on just nine of them. Coupled with a poor performance from All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who had just 12 points on 38 percent shooting from the field, and Indiana faltered down the stretch. accept the loss against the Lakers.
Los Angeles Lakers fanbase defends LeBron James’ team over huge free throw disparity despite critics’ rigging claims
After the game, StatMuse published an article highlighting the free throw disparity between the two teams. According to the infographic, the Lakers have taken a big lead over other teams this season.
“Free throws attempted this evening:
43 – Lakers 16 – Pacers
The Lakers have an FTA differential of +420 this season. The 2nd place Bucks are at +222,” StatMuse tweeted.
Naturally, this post had its fair share of critics and fans defending the Purple and Gold. Andy Bailey said that last season’s differential is no different from the Lakers’ performance this year and encouraged everyone to check it out.
“We play real basketball, we don’t play threes. The defense is anchored by the best defender of this generation in fact. now you can continue to cry, ” ADHD published.
On the other side of the fence, several fans called out Los Angeles for this questionable statistic. Drew even alleged that the Lakers are having their games rigged by the referees when user X responded to the StatMuse post. Latin Legacy, also responding to the same post, pointed out an important detail by claiming that the gap is even greater when only the national court is considered and alleged that Los Angeles is exposed when they are on the road.
It remains to be seen whether this statistic can lead to allegations of rigging or not in the coming weeks. Nevertheless, James and the Lakers will first need to focus on securing a playoff spot and winning the remaining games before the end of the regular season.
