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Unbelievable, the Lakers lineup with the best offensive and worse defensive rating

The LA Lakers have been day and night in the season, there's a lineup that is clear proof of it

By James Brown

The LA Lakers have been day and night in the season, there's a lineup that is clear proof of it

The Los Angeles Lakers haven't been consistent this season, as they can give a contending-like performance in one game, they can look like an amateur group in the next one, and proof of that is a lineup that has both extremes about defensive and offensive ratings.

 

The Lakers' lineup of LeBron/AD/Reaves/Russell/Reddish has a better offensive rating (124.2) than ANY team in the NBA! They also have a worse defensive rating (122.4) than any team in the league.

Tonight the team will be facing the Phoenix Suns in the KO quarterfinal round of the In-Season Tournament, and with Vando back they need to bring their best defensive performance to stop Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.

LA has faced the Suns twice in the season and they have beaten Phoenix on both occasions, this time around will be harder as Booker is back and has been on a great level.

Anthony Davis needs to give a great performance tonight

Anthony Davis has made life tough on Jusuf Nurkic in past meetings and needs to haunt his dreams once again. The Lakers are not a proficient three-point shooting team so they need to dominate the paint, and much of that will fall on Davis' shoulders. Look for LA, particularly D'Angelo Russell, to feed the ball to AD early and often. 

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