“You Know It’s Bad When Russell Westbrook Has The Best FG% On The Team”, NBA Fan Knew The Lakers Were In Trouble Against The Warriors

An NBA fan knew that the Los Angeles Lakers were in trouble against the Golden State Warriors because Russell Westbrook had the best field goal % on the team.

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The new season for the Los Angeles Lakers got off to the exact same start as their last one, with a defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors had come out on top 121-114 last year in LA, and they won 123-109 at home this time around.

There was a lot that went wrong for the Lakers in the game. The Warriors got 27 points off turnovers, which will often ensure you lose the game, and to go with it, the Lakers also shot terribly from beyond the arc as they went 10-40.


NBA Fan Knew The Lakers Were In Trouble Against The Warriors

LeBron James was brutally honest about their shooting struggles, as he admitted they’re not a team that has been constructed with a lot of good shooters. The Lakers as a team ended up shooting just 43% from the field for the game, which won’t get you too many wins. Rather surprisingly, Russell Westbrook was their most efficient player on the court, and a fan joked that they knew the Lakers were in trouble because Russ had the best FG % on the team. 

He may have airballed the three in the clip here, but he did manage to hit one of them from three tries in total and was the only Lakers starter to connect on over 50% of his field goals.

via NBA:

Russell Westbrook: 19 points, 7/12 from the field for 58.3% shooting

LeBron James: 31 points, 12/25 from the field for 48% shooting

Anthony Davis: 27 points, 10/22 from the field for 45.5% shooting

Patrick Beverley: 3 points, 1/5 from the field for 20.0% shooting

Lonnie Walker: 5 points, 2/7 from the field for 28.6% shooting


Kendrick Nunn, who came off the bench, was the only other player to go better than 50% as he was 5-9 from the field. Russ attacked the basket quite a few times and had success, but he probably won’t have too many games where he is this efficient moving forward.

The Lakers will need LeBron and Davis, in particular, to up those shooting percentages. AD had gotten off to a great start in the game, as he had 10 points on 4/6 shooting in the first quarter, but from then on out, he went just 6/16. This Warriors game is part of an insanely difficult opening stretch for the Lakers, and they’ll need to up their game if they don’t want to get off to an embarrassing start.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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