One of the biggest strengths of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 championship team was their chemistry as they did everything together off the floor, and it showed on the floor when they had to depend on each other in dire situations.
This past season’s team though was never able to reach that level as the Lakers brought in a handful of new players and a short offseason, plus a wrath of injuries, really hurt in the chemistry department. Additionally, the pandemic didn’t allow the players to bond off the court the way the 2019-20 team did.
The result was a first-round playoff exit, which was partly due to the injuries, although chemistry was also to blame as when the Lakers faced adversity, they were not able to fight back the way the championship team from a year before was consistently able to do.