The young squad of LA Lakers look very solid in their game and they may be a strong playoffs contender this season. The team need more experience to grow into a great team.
LA Lakers started this season with low expectation. Rookie head coach Luke Walton and young squad expect to develop the chemistry and teamwork. However, they play very well in the season and have recorded 8-8 after 149-106 loss against the Golden State Warriors this Thursday.
The team showed themselves as serious playoffs contender, especially after their 111-109 victory over Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Nov.22. Six of the players posted double digit score, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. What made the game to be more amazing is the lead scorer in the game was bench player Jordan Clarkson with 18 points.
Nick Young posted 17 points, followed by Timofey Mozgov with 16 points and Lou Williams 13 points off-the-bench. Jose Calderon and Brandon Ingram posted 12 and 11 points respectively.
This balance in depth between the starter and bench players have made Lakers one of the rising force in the Western Conference. According to CBS Sports, Los Angeles Lakers made the top 10 list in 3-point attempts, 3-point percentage, true-shooting percentage, effective-FG percentage, offensive rating and defensive rating. With the young squad, the Lakers also listed fifth in the fastest pace in the NBA
Their strong balance continue in the game against Golden State Warriors this Wednesday night. Four of the players, two are off-the-bench score double figure. This time Ingram, Clarkson and Williams led the scoring with 16 points each, followed by Mozgov with 12 points.
However, Golden State Warriors, have learned to tame the high pace game which the Lakers played. In the Warriors, Stephen Curry tallied 31 points, while Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson posted 28 and 26 points respectively. While the Warriors shooting guard Ian Clarl posted 21 points off-the-bench to defeated Lakers with a big gap 149-106.
Watch what power forward Larry Nance, Jr. said after victory over Thunder from Lakers Nation below: