LeBron: Not going to 'harp' after more poor Lakers shooting
Lakers , Los Angeles LakersThe Lakers can't hit outside shots. That much is clear after L.A. shot 9-for-45 from 3 in Thursday night's 103-97 loss to the Clippers. That total somehow managed to be even worse than the Lakers' 10-for-40 clip from deep in their opening-night loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Yet while LeBron James bluntly lamented his team's lack of "lasers" on the roster after the Warriors game, he did not add to that refrain Thursday, even after the Lakers went 0-for-9 on 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.
"I'm definitely not going to sit here and harp on what we can't do every single game," James said when asked about his team's mounting misses. "That's not a leader. What I know we can do? We can defend our ass off. We did that tonight, which gave us an opportunity to win and we just couldn't make it happen. But, I'm OK with that."
The Lakers held the Clippers -- one of the oddsmakers' favorites to win the NBA title -- to just 103 points and 80 total shots, with the Lakers' on-ball pressure helping force the Clippers into 22 turnovers.
James assured reporters that L.A.'s shooting would improve but added that it will not be the winning formula the team leans on.
"If we're reliant on [sufficient outside shooting] every single game, then we're in trouble," James said. "So I'm not worried about that or thinking about that. It's how hard we play, how aggressive we play, how determined we are to go out and compete every night. And we got to defend. When we defend, we're going to give ourselves a good chance to win."
There was an acknowledgement throughout the team that the Lakers shot themselves in the foot by being so off, but they cannot shy away from open looks.
"Don't let missed shots take away your confidence," said Anthony Davis, who was 2-for-4 from 3 while the rest of L.A.'s starters were 5-for-29. "Keep shooting it, be confident in your shot. And they're going to fall. Ain't nothing you can do but keep shooting."
Coach Darvin Ham said the Lakers' analytics department determined the team had more quality shot attempts by their metrics than any of the other three teams that played on opening night, adding to his belief that they are the shots his team is supposed to take.
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Ham was asked after the game whether the shots might be open because opposing defenses are packing the lane to cut off driving opportunities and daring the Lakers to shoot.
"I guess you could say that," Ham said. "But, I mean, we just have to take care of our business. That's the way that we want to play. If they want to give us those shots, then we'll accept it wholeheartedly. I mean, that's the way we want to play. We want to play fast, physical and free.
"And, again, we see these guys making shots in practice and shootaround. They got to do it on the game floor. It's as simple as that."
Lakers guard Russell Westbrook had a particularly difficult shooting night Thursday, going 0-for-11 overall (including 0-for-6 from 3), but even his night was defended by James.
"Just flush it down the toilet and get ready for Sunday," James said, when asked whether he had any advice for Westbrook. "He's a veteran. We've all had bad shooting nights. I've had bad shooting nights. Everybody in this league has had bad shooting nights. Who cares? I thought he played a great game. Defensively he was in tune. He was locked in. He pushed the tempo. He just didn't make any shots, and that's OK."
Westbrook, who finished with five steals, four assists and just one turnover aside from the missed shots, also looked ahead to the next game against the Portland Trail Blazers when asked to assess his performance.
"Solid," he said of his night. "Played hard. All you can ask for. Go on to the next one."
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Kawhi Leonard off bench in LA Clippers' win over Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- After missing all of last season, Kawhi Leonard opted to wait a little longer before making his much-anticipated return for the LA Clippers.
For the first time with the team, Leonard decided not to start, looking to maximize his limited minutes. He ended up finishing the game as the Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers once again. Leonard scored 14 points, including a 21-foot jumper with 52.3 seconds remaining to help seal a 103-97 win at Crypto.com Arena.
The Clippers beat their hallway rival for the eighth straight time despite their franchise player not checking into the game until the 6:25 mark in the second quarter and playing three stints that totaled 21 minutes.
"It was long," Leonard said of his wait to come into the game. "But I waited 82 games last year, so I didn't think 15 minutes would be that long."
In his first game back since tearing his right ACL in Game 4 of the second round against the Utah Jazz on June 14, 2021, Leonard was a reserve for the first time since November 2013, when he was with the San Antonio Spurs.
Leonard said he made the decision to not start after going over data and running simulations in practice with him starting and subbing in. Leonard and the Clippers' goal, with the team expected to contend for a championship, is for him to stay healthy and be at his strongest for the postseason. They want to maximize his minutes as he works his way back, and have him play those minutes during the most impactful stretches and finish the game.
"One scenario with me starting, I would have been sitting like 35 minutes real time," Leonard said of starting and still being able to finish the game. "That's way too long. So I just thought this was the best situation. But we'll see how it goes moving forward."
"One scenario with me starting, I would have been sitting like 35 minutes real time," Leonard said of starting and still being able to finish the game. "That's way too long. So I just thought this was the best situation. But we'll see how it goes moving forward."
"First [Leonard] got the rebound, went coast-to-coast and hit his little patented fadeaway," said John Wall, who hit 7 of 15 shots and scored 15 points in 24 minutes in his first game since April 23, 2021. "It's all about rhythm and pace for him.
"He's a guy that's like a machine, and he works on his stuff, he sticks with what he wants to. And he basically treats it like a workout. Like he doesn't see anybody in front of him. It's all about him missing or making a shot."
Leonard didn't have his rhythm from 3-point range, where he shot 1-for-4. But he made some pivotal plays, drawing a charge off LeBron James late in the fourth and knocking in that jumper with under a minute to go to give the Clippers a six-point cushion after the Lakers erased a 15-point second-half deficit.
"I did this before," Leonard said of coming off the bench. "This is how I started my career. That's how I approached it mentally. Act like I was in foul trouble, and once I check in in the second quarter, it's time to play basketball."
Leonard acknowledged that he likely will not play in at least one of this weekend's back-to-back games at Sacramento and then at home against Phoenix.
"You gotta gradually play minutes in order to get the ACL strong," Leonard said. "Once you start playing 38 minutes first game, it could easily weaken up, but I'm listening to the doctor with that.
"It's a long season. We wanna get in the playoffs and want me to play in the playoffs."
As for how long he plans on coming off the bench, Leonard said he likely needs to see his minutes increase back to around the 34.1 minutes he averaged in 2020-21.
"It's all about how my knee responds," Leonard said. "We'll see how it feels tomorrow and then gradually go as time goes forward and I'll start adding minutes, and once I'm ready to play 35 minutes -- I think I played 33 minutes when I was healthy -- that's probably when you'll see me starting."