The Los Angeles Lakers are profitable video games, however they’re doing it regardless of a number of the worst perimeter taking pictures within the league.
After their victory over the Utah Jazz pushed them to a 12-4 report, each LeBron James and head coach JJ Redick made one factor abundantly clear: they aren’t dropping sleep over the three-point drought.
James, chatting with reporters postgame, didn’t mince phrases.
“It received’t final,” James mentioned within the locker room. “We’re not frightened about it. We’ve obtained too many good shooters. It received’t final.”
Lebron on the Lakers taking pictures woes:
“It received’t final. We’re not frightened about it. We obtained too many good shooters it received’t final” pic.twitter.com/roenjWBcHn
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) November 24, 2025
That confidence comes at a time when the Lakers sit twenty sixth in three-point makes an attempt and twenty sixth in three-point proportion, hitting simply 33.3 p.c on the season.
Even with the spacing points, Los Angeles has surged to probably the greatest information within the Western Convention and is tied with Denver for the second-best mark within the standings.
Redick echoed James’s stance, telling the media he sees the larger image past the field rating.
“I informed the blokes this after the sport. We’re actually one of many worst taking pictures groups within the NBA proper now. I don’t assume that’s who we’re. We’ve gotta make pictures and we’ve gotta shoot ’em with confidence and to me, if we’re guarding with that stage of physicality and passing the ball to one another. Look, we had 23 assists, we may have simply had 30-some if we made pictures tonight. We’ve gotta shoot the ball higher, however it’s gotta be a perception in one another and a perception in ourselves to knock down pictures.”
JJ Redick: “I informed the blokes this after the sport: We’re actually one of many worst taking pictures groups within the NBA proper now. I don’t assume that’s who we’re. We’ve gotta make pictures and we’ve gotta shoot ’em with confidence” pic.twitter.com/wsiJY4fJcm
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) November 24, 2025
Individually, the numbers again up Redick’s level. Luka Doncic is hitting a career-low 31.1 p.c from deep. Austin Reeves is in the identical stoop, whereas Marcus Good is taking pictures 24 p.c regardless of taking the third-most makes an attempt on the roster. Rui Hachimura is the one rotation participant above 35 p.c from lengthy vary.
Nevertheless, from mid vary and within the paint, the workforce is flourishing funnily sufficient.
The Lakers are DOMINATING within the paint & midrange this season:
🔸1st in FG%
🔸1st in 2P FG%
🔸1st in 0-3 foot FG%
🔸1st in 3-10 foot FG%
🔸1st 10-16 foot FG%
🔸2nd in FTA
🔸third fewest fouls per recreation pic.twitter.com/oa9Tzfn6zF— Basketball Perpetually (@bballforever_) November 24, 2025
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