The Los Angeles Lakers offense was one of the best in the league earlier in the season. Head coach JJ Redick looked the part of a savant when, through 15 games, the Lakers had the No. 4 offensive rating in the NBA and had a 10-5 record.
But they have taken a complete nosedive in the weeks since. In their last 10 games, the Lakers are 3-7 and have the 29th-ranked offense in the NBA, ahead of only the league-worst Washington Wizards. Even though their defense has seen a slight boost, it hasn’t made up for the total shutdown of what was one of the league’s best offenses earlier in the season.