Overview
- Lakers head coach JJ Redick, speaking after the win over Brooklyn, said opponents foul his team on “every possession” as Los Angeles finished with a 42-15 free-throw edge.
- Los Angeles averages 26.9 free-throw attempts per game, second in the NBA behind Orlando at 27.0, yet the team also has the seventh-lowest free-throw percentage, which can undercut that advantage in close games.
- High-volume foul drawers drive much of the total, with Luka Dončić leading the league at 10.1 attempts per game and Austin Reaves posting a career-high 7.3.
- Brooklyn ranks among the league leaders in fouls and opponent free-throw attempts, a profile that helps explain the one-night disparity against the Lakers.
- An NBA Last Two Minute report on a separate Lakers–Nuggets finish said a late foul on Spencer Jones that sent Reaves to the line should not have been called, a ruling critics cite even as season-long data explains Los Angeles’ frequent trips.