The Los Angeles Lakers are showing impressive form as they extend their winning streak to 6 games, notably defeating their city rivals – LA Clippers – for the second time, although their winning formula has not yet been marked by star Luka Doncic, according to ESPN.
The stability at the beginning of this season confirms that the Los Angeles Lakers (LA Lakers) are still a strong team in the NBA, even though Slovenian Luka Doncic has not yet reached his peak form in his new jersey.
The LA Lakers’ success during this period has been due to the combination of star power and depth. LeBron James, despite being 39 years old, has shown his class as a leader who plays an important role in both offense and defense. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis has maintained a steady performance with excellent ability to protect the basket and contribute important points.
The biggest bright spot for the LA Lakers at the moment is their supporting players. Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura have shown remarkable progress, giving the LA Lakers more options to attack. In addition, improving their three-point shooting and controlling the tempo of the game has helped the LA Lakers deal with strong opponents.
The recent double win against the LA Clippers is a strong affirmation that the LA Lakers are no longer an easy team to bully in derby matches even though the LA Clippers possess a quality squad with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and James Harden.
LA Lakers won the double by locking down LA Clippers’ key scorers and making the most of their counterattack opportunities to win.
The LA Lakers are on fire, but can they maintain this form for the rest of the season with a tight schedule and fierce competition, especially against strong teams like the Denver Nuggets or Phoenix Suns…
LA Lakers won continuously while Luka Doncic’s contribution was limited as this star has not found a good feeling for shooting the basket since coming to LA Lakers.
Specifically, Luka Doncic’s worst day statistics were when he missed 14 shots, including eight off-target 3-pointers, but the LA Lakers still defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves with a score of 111-102.
LA Lakers in the Luka Doncic era is the big difference between the two jerseys of the Slovenian guard. When at Dallas Mavericks, every game Luka Doncic played badly, the home team would lose, but since coming to LA Lakers, the victories have been coming even when Luka Doncic played poorly.
