Coach Darvin Ham took the blame for Monday’s stunning loss to the Pacers, but Anthony Davis says their repeated failures are effort-related: “Transition and rebounding – that takes no skill,” Davis…
EL SEGUNDO — While the Lakers have never lost a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter before, in fact never in their franchise history, something aboutMissed shots on iffy offensive possessions. Miscommunication on defense. LeBron James and Russell Westbrook forcing late attempts, while Anthony Davis hardly touched the ball in the closing minutes.
“A bunch of head nods,” he said. “A bunch of guys chiming in and just constructively criticizing ourselves and seeing where we could get better. That’s the biggest thing just to turn this thing around. It could be like a whole lot worse.”In NBA data, “clutch” games are defined as games within five points with five minutes to go. The Lakers are 2-5 in such games, and their minus-43.2 rating is the worst in the entire league.
“Just to move him around like we’ve done,” he said. “Whether we’re calling a post-up for him. Calling him up in the pick-and-roll. Throwing the ball to him. Having someone come screen for him. Getting him involved in dribble hand-offs. There’s a variety of ways. We have enough things in our package where we can get him touches frequently.”
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