With the regular season wrapping up, the lakers have led the league in free throw differential for the 4th time in 5 years. The second place team (Spurs) was not even close.
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, for the 4th time in 5 seasons, the Lakers lead the league in free throw differential. The one “outlier” is a narrow second place finish to the Bucks last season. Despite significant roster and coaching shakeups, the Lakers have remained remarkably consistent at getting more free throws than their opponents. Over the last 5 years, they are roughly 2.5x better at creating a differential than the second place team, the Miami Heat. Tables below:
**Last 5 Seasons:**
Lakers - 1,635
Heat - 697
Mavericks - 582
Pelicans - 559
Clippers - 526
**This season**
Lakers - 457
Spurs - 311
Mavericks - 285
Anthony Davis must still be putting in tons of work.
Edit: why is reddit bricking my formatting