The Los Angeles Lakers had their worst offensive performance of the season as they were destroyed by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. As a team, they managed just 80 points while committing 20 turnovers and LeBron James was at the forefront of both, shooting just 4-of-16 to finish with only 10 points while coughing it up six times.
LeBron was far from the only Laker to struggle offensively as Anthony Davis scored just 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting and rookie Dalton Knecht added just six. And when it comes to what has caused the Lakers offense to plummet, James gave one theory, wondering if the Lakers being so focused on fixing their defense caused their offense to stagnate, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“We’re just not good offensively right now.