Free throws aren’t like snacks handed out at a party for children. Nothing suggests they must be even. One NBA team commits more fouls than its opponent and said opponent gets to shoot more free throws.
But when the Lakers are awarded 36 free throws while the Toronto Raptors shoot a measly 13 in a one-point Lakers victory, somebody is going to complain like a kid at the party who missed out on a goody bag.
That somebody Tuesday night was Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic, who noted that the Lakers took 23 free throws in the fourth quarter to only two by his team while pounding a table to hammer home his message.