At the start of the 2020-21 season NBA, LeBron James made it clear what the initial goal of Los Angeles Lakers: be the best defensive team and little by little they are getting it. The victory against the Atlanta Hawks by 107 to 99 confirmed that today, the Californian team is one of the most fearsome today.
Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies (twice), Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks were the teams that the Lakers limited to less than 100 points to set a record this NBA season .
According to ESPN Stats & Info, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and company came to eight games in the 2020-21 season in which they limited the rival to less than 100 points, which means the best mark so far this regular season. And the effectiveness of the Lakers defense doesn’t stop there.
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As a result of the defensive adjustments they have been making, the Lakers reached 31 wins in a row when they kept their rival with less than 100 points. The longest streak is held by the Milwaukee Bucks with 35 wins in this context of difference in the scoreboard.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ next rival in the NBA
With the victory against the Atlanta Hawks last Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers reached a mark of 16 wins and 6 losses and the next opponent will be the Denver Nuggets next Thursday, February 4 at 22:00 ET.
The Lakers have now held their opponent to less than 100 points in 8 games this season, the most such games in the NBA.
Los Angeles has won 31 straight games when holding their opponent to less than 100 points, the 2nd-longest active streak (Bucks, 35 games). pic.twitter.com/cZRXgpqH9N
– ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo)
February 2, 2021
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