It might be hard to believe, but the Lakers have actually been playing better as of late. OK, so maybe those two losses to the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies still stung, but the purple and gold have won five out of their last seven games and have statistically improved on both sides of the floor.
A big reason for this is that LeBron James is finally looking like the best player in the world once again.
On the encouraging front, since Thanksgiving, the Lakers are:
7th in point differential
11th in offRTG
6th in eFG%
5th in defRTG
7th in opponent's eFG%
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