luka and lebron that’s it

Transition defense matters less.  Both teams tend to be more tired and more stagnant in the clutch which favors the Lakers offense and defense

I think it’s 14-2 now after this game

Their focus and defense are only great for 5 minutes.

Luka shot making and Lebron going up a notch in the last 5mins

What makes us so good is getting blown out by every good team by allowing a billion uncontested threes and lay ups and making it close against every under .500 team There were some exceptions of course but thats basically it

Cause they have two of the best controlling things when it gets to a half court game

LeBron is saving up all his energy and stamina for the 4th quarter. He’s relatively fresh and ready to go. He’s also one of, if not, the best game-solvers in basketball. By the time the 4th quarter arrives, he’s probably learned all about the other team’s playbook, their defensive rotations, go-to plays, etc. This is the dude who has treated and sometimes sacrificed the 1st games of a playoff series as a “feel-out” game. I think he’s deliberately trying to be more of a cerebral player in this stage of his career, and you can see it clearly more in his defensive possessions / efforts more than his offense. Those steals are all a product of his “feeling out”, me thinks.

The refs.

LeBron and Luka

Luka doncic and the goat?

Double L’s

Please look at the gamelog for these clutch games.

Are you really content with “hanging” around in the 4th teams against mostly sub- .500 teams? (Note: there have been a few quality wins, like tonite and 3 buzzer beaters so take that what you will)

luka and bron

Two words: Luka.

Luck

Luka is great in the clutch. LeBron is typically substantially better in the fourth quarter on both sides of the floor compared to the first three.

It won’t last. 1st round they’ll be out.

Luka Doncic.

The three Ls, Luka, LeBron, and luck. 

I doubt it’s anything specific to the lakers. Clutch performance has quite a bit of luck involved

Iirc the kings had a big clutch season a while back. They collapsed shortly after

Immunity from the refs to hack at will

When their top guys literally only play D when game is close enough at the end

LeBron

Luka

I got two words for you. Luka Doncic and LeBron James, must see TV

Refs

Refs

Refs

Luka

Only clutch against bad teams

The lakers can only play good defense in spurts, so in these games they are able to lock in and retain leads. Our two losses were without Austin so it will be even different when there is another shot creator out there

Lakers even with bron back are a half court team, bad in transition going both ways, game slows down

The refs?

Ehh feel like this stat doesn’t really mean much when you consider that 5 or 6 of those wins came from us completely blowing a big lead and winning at the end. Off the top of my head, I think three of them were against the Wolves, Suns, and Jazz

Adam Silver

The refs usually give the Lakers a 10-20 extra FT advantage so the other team has had key players foul out or play with foul trouble.

In clutch games, the Lakers will get 50-50 calls in their favor a lot. This is also the reason why the Lakers are always a good 4th quarter team since the 1950s.

Their whistle