Net free-throw attempts since the start of last season (including the playoffs)… 1. Lakers (+1,017) 2. Knicks (+358) 3. Bucks (+344) …
Beyond the tweet, the list continues …
Orlando .. +311
Boston … +271
Miami …. +263
I mean, the Lakers do stand out.
Source: [https://twitter.com/AndrewDBailey/status/1772275077280858370](https://twitter.com/AndrewDBailey/status/1772275077280858370)
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by Kimber80
25 Comments
Insert Lebron crying to refs gif here.
Get ready buddy, the Lakers hive is about to find the location of your family
lol being 659 FTA above the next team is beyond a statistical anomaly.
Aren’t they also like 27th in paint drives too?
uh oh the lakers kiddies aren’t gonna like this one
They just go to the basket at, uh, you know, 25 times the rate of every other team in the league.
Yes, Go Bucks! Keep grifting to the line. Pass the Knicks for 2nd best free throw differential.
They just get fouled more in late game situations than other teams
“They drive more!”
“They’re more disciplined on defense!”
Right, what’s happening here is that the other 29 NBA teams haven’t caught up to this inefficiency in the game and are trying to play catch up to the lightyears ahead Lakers who are… in the play-in for a second season.
It’s absurd that anyone would ever try to argue the Lakers don’t get a favorable whistle. They have almost 3x more net FTAs than the next team!
LAL fans are the gaslighters extraordinaire
600+??? Who i gotta pay to get these calls for my team
I think there is a lot more context that needs to be brought up with the stats I’ll present here so please just don’t fully downvote me its just data.
Checking the own teams FTr and their defensive FTr (opposing team FTr) there is nothing outrageous given their roster construction. They have the 4th highest FTr in the league behind Magic (.290), Bucks (.279) and Suns (.278). Their FTr is .276 which is a good .014 behinfd the Magic (same jump between 3rd and 7th. They also have the best FTr defense allowing a .194 FTr (Celtics are just behind at .195). The jump between the best 2 and the others is huge.
So looking from the raw numbers it looks fine. The problem is the differential and how you explain it? They don’t allow a lot of 3s, they don’t drive or get more 2FGAs by a huge margin, etc.
Surely they’re just 1000 free throws more physical than every other squad in the league, right?
First time since the 2016-18 Charlotte Hornets that a team has led in FT differential two years in a row.
The NBA is about to sign a massive TV deal in 2025. I’m sure the bids will be considerably higher with Laker Nation pumping those rating numbers up.
I don’t really know if that’s what’s going on, but in my extensive research, I have found that companies like money and will do things to acquire more of it.
Including playoffs means stats are heavily skewed since Bucks didn’t even make it 6 games into the first round lol
The Lakers are a physical team, sure. I get it. The league is also blatantly cheating to keep them relevant, however.
With this, you’d think LeBron and AD are averaging 10+ fta a game but it’s only 5.5 and 6.7 fta.
Lakers the most coddled franchise in the NBA 🤮
hell ya!
Dibs on posting this next week
Would be nice to see other years of these trends to see if it is an anomaly. Seems weird to give two seasons, back to back mind you, and say this is an abnormality.
Must be a coincidence!
The NBA is fixed and the Lakers are the most popular team?
I’m just tired of the constant discussion of a team that’s 9th in their conference. Not going at OP, but the general sports media still revolves around the Lakers.