{"id":502078,"date":"2022-10-19T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lebron-james-gets-honest-about-lakers-debacle-after-nba-opening-night\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:09:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:09:02","slug":"lebron-james-gets-honest-about-lakers-debacle-after-nba-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lebron-james-gets-honest-about-lakers-debacle-after-nba-opening-night\/","title":{"rendered":"#LeBron James gets &#8216;honest&#8217; about Lakers debacle after NBA opening night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36003573305\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36003573305\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lebron-james-gets-honest-about-lakers-debacle-after-nba-opening-night\/#%E2%80%9CLeBron_James_gets_%E2%80%98honest_about_Lakers_debacle_after_NBA_opening_night%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;LeBron James gets &#8216;honest&#8217; about Lakers debacle after NBA opening night&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLeBron_James_gets_%E2%80%98honest_about_Lakers_debacle_after_NBA_opening_night%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;LeBron James gets &#8216;honest&#8217; about Lakers debacle after NBA opening night&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>LeBron James didn\u2019t sugarcoat his assessment of the Lakers\u2019 shooting struggles after a 123-109 loss to the Warriors in Tuesday\u2019s season opener.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re getting great looks, but it could also be teams giving us great looks,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcten\/status\/1582646093090734080\">James said <\/a>post<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> at the Chase Center. \u201cTo be completely honest, we\u2019re not a team that\u2019s constructed of great shooting and that\u2019s just the truth of the matter. It\u2019s not like we\u2019re sitting here with a lot of lasers on our team. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that doesn\u2019t deter us from still trying to get great shots. When you get those opportunities, you take them. We\u2019re not sitting here with a bunch of 40-plus [percent] career three point shooting guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James recorded 31 points on 12-of-25 shooting (3-of-10 from three) to go with 14 rebounds and eight assists. The Lakers were 10-of-40 from three in the opener, with Westbrook and Anthony Davis a combined 1-or-6 from deep. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-2-copy.jpg?w=731\" alt=\"Lakers star shoots the ball against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2022 in San Francisco, Ca.\" class=\"wp-image-24314334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-2-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-2-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-2-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\"\/><figcaption>Lakers star shoots the ball against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2022 in San Francisco, Ca.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sooo Lebron has some thoughts: &#8220;We&#8217;re not a team constructed of great shooting. It&#8217;s not like we&#8217;re sitting here with a lot of lasers on our team\u2026like if you had a bunch of underneath route runners, the quarterback&#8217;s not throwing 20+ yard passes downfield.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n4yJGdbVqS\">pic.twitter.com\/n4yJGdbVqS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rachel__Nichols\/status\/1582650996789870592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Davis tallied 27 points (0-of-3 from three), six rebounds and four steals in the loss. <\/p>\n<p>Westbrook, who\u2019s been limited due to hamstring injury, added 19 points (1-of-3 from three), 11 rebounds and three assists. <\/p>\n<p>The Lakers are aware that 3-point shooting is a weakness for their current roster. They finished preseason with a 3-point shooting percentage of 28.6% that ranked 26th amongst the 30 NBA teams.<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> day, vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka said,\u00a0\u201cI think in terms of shooting, we know that\u2019s a needed skill.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/LeBro-james-3-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=707\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/LeBro-james-3-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1060 1060w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/LeBro-james-3-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=707 707w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/LeBro-james-3-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=353 353w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/LeBro-james-3-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Lakers star LeBron James reacts during the first half of a game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022.                                 <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-1-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=453\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-1-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=906 906w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-1-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=680 679w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-1-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=453 453w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-1-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=227 226w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-1-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Lakers star LeBron James drives toward the basket as Jonathan Kuminga #00 of the Golden State Warriors defends during a game at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2022 in San Francisco, Ca.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-01-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=707\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Lakers star LeBron James during a game against the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 8, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, Ca.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-01-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1060 1060w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-01-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=707 707w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-01-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=353 353w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-james-01-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Lakers star LeBron James during a game against the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 8, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, Ca.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-copy-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Lakers star LeBron James during the 3rd quarter of the game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2022 in San Francisco, Cl.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-copy-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=786 786w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-copy-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=589 589w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-copy-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-copy-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=196 196w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Lebron-James-copy-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Lakers star LeBron James during the 3rd quarter of the game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2022 in San Francisco, Cl.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Lakers ranked bottom-10 in three-point shooting in 2021-22, and failed to pick up any sharpshooters over the summer, which was flooded with questions about retooling their roster following a disastrous 33-49 record last season.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles also did not retain any of their top three-point shooters in Malik Monk (Kings) and free agents, Carmelo Anthony and Wayne Ellington. <\/p>\n<p>James (34.6 percent), along with Patrick Beverley (37.7 percent), and Kendrick Nunn (36.5 percent), currently own the highest career three-point shooting percentages on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Steph Curry led the reigning champion Warriors to their first win of the season with 33 points after a slow start \u2014 following the team\u2019s pregame championship ring ceremony. <\/p>\n<p>The Lakers host the Clippers on Thursday.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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