LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are off and running. No, really. They are running. And running. And running some more.
A week and a half into the N.B.A. season, one obvious trend has emerged: Teams want to get up and down the court as quickly as possible, and the LeBron-ified Lakers are no exception. In fact, the Lakers are generating more pace on offense than nearly every other team in the league, which is saying a lot, and it is all by design.
“We’re good at it,” Coach Luke Walton said. “I think our guys enjoy it.