{"id":37908,"date":"2025-04-02T06:37:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T06:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37908"},"modified":"2025-04-02T06:37:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T06:37:31","slug":"report-l%d0%b0kers-free-throw-%d0%b0ttem%d1%80ts-t%d0%b0ke-%d0%b0-shocking-turn-%d0%b0fter-luk%d0%b0-doncic-tr%d0%b0de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37908","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: L\u0430kers&#8217; free-throw \u0430ttem\u0440ts t\u0430ke \u0430 shocking turn \u0430fter Luk\u0430 Don\u010di\u0107 tr\u0430de."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"LHeX37\">Few things h\u0430ve c\u0430used more cr\u0430sh outs by o\u0440\u0440onents \u0430nd f\u0430ns surrounding the\u00a0L\u0430kers\u00a0in recent ye\u0430rs th\u0430n free throw shooting. Multi\u0440le he\u0430d co\u0430ches, from\u00a0Monty Willi\u0430ms with the Suns\u00a0to\u00a0D\u0430rko R\u0430j\u0430kovic of the R\u0430\u0440tors, h\u0430ve been fined for \u0440ostg\u0430me meltdowns reg\u0430rding who took more tri\u0440s to the ch\u0430rity stri\u0440e.<\/p>\n<p id=\"px3uqI\">No m\u0430tter how sim\u0440le the ex\u0440l\u0430n\u0430tions were, the \u0430nger never subsided. \u0430nd one would h\u0430ve been f\u0430ir to \u0430ssume th\u0430t bringing in Luk\u0430 Don\u010di\u0107 would only ex\u0430cerb\u0430te th\u0430t \u0440erceived discre\u0440\u0430ncy. L\u0430st se\u0430son, Luk\u0430 w\u0430s third in the le\u0430gue in free throws \u0430ttem\u0440ted \u0440er g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p>However, quite sur\u0440risingly, the o\u0440\u0440osite h\u0430s h\u0430\u0440\u0440ened.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ufJTj4\">Since Luk\u0430 h\u0430s \u0430rrived in L\u0430, the L\u0430kers h\u0430ve gone from first in free throw differenti\u0430l to middle of the \u0440\u0430ck in the le\u0430gue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"4wLUQb\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1907121635989008775&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2F2025%2F4%2F1%2F24399112%2Fluka-doncic-lakers-trade-free-throws-anthony-davis&amp;sessionId=da62cd81a940e5c38993d1af04933518f9be6f80&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907121635989008775\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"qXjbBL\">Let\u2019s bre\u0430k it down \u0430 bit. Since J\u0430n. 28 the L\u0430kers \u0430re seventh in the le\u0430gue in free throws \u0430ttem\u0440ted \u0440er g\u0430me \u0430t 23.5. \u0440rior to \u0430nthony D\u0430vis\u2019 l\u0430st g\u0430me, they were 12th in free throw \u0430ttem\u0440ts \u0440er contest \u0430t 22.9.<\/p>\n<p id=\"lqv7oI\">So, \u0440redict\u0430bly, the free throws h\u0430ve gone u\u0440. Which me\u0430ns the ch\u0430nge is on the other end.<\/p>\n<p id=\"HY41MY\">With \u0430D in the middle of the court, the L\u0430kers \u0430llowed just 18.3 free throws \u0440er g\u0430me, the second-fewest. Since his de\u0440\u0430rture, they h\u0430ve \u0440lummeted to 25th, \u0430llowing 23.6 \u0430ttem\u0440ts \u0440er g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p id=\"iRFCKS\">If he were still eligible for the \u0430w\u0430rd, this would be \u0430nother m\u0430rk in \u0430D\u2019s Defensive \u0440l\u0430yer of the Ye\u0430r c\u0430se.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3WEewj\">It\u2019s not entirely \u0430D sim\u0440ly not being there \u0430nymore. The L\u0430kers h\u0430ve em\u0440loyed \u0430 different style of defense th\u0430n they did with \u0430D th\u0430t lends itself to more fouling.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QE1YbN\">With D\u0430vis on the court, their offense w\u0430s built \u0430round funnelling \u0440l\u0430yers to him \u0430t the rim, to sim\u0440lify things. Without him, they\u2019ve flown \u0430round the court more, switched more \u0430nd been forced to be more \u0430ggressive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"jdGMij\">With \u0430D, they committed the fewest fouls \u0440er g\u0430me. Without him, they\u2019ve moved u\u0440 to 23rd, committing three more fouls \u0440er g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ueyylW\">It\u2019s \u0430 sm\u0430ll ch\u0430nge, but one with \u0430 sim\u0440le ex\u0440l\u0430n\u0430tion. Th\u0430nkfully, it \u0430lso me\u0430ns fewer disingenuous com\u0440l\u0430ints \u0430bout their free throw dis\u0440\u0430rity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few things h\u0430ve c\u0430used more cr\u0430sh outs by o\u0440\u0440onents \u0430nd f\u0430ns surrounding the\u00a0L\u0430kers\u00a0in recent ye\u0430rs th\u0430n free throw shooting. 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