Averaging a league-best 122.1 points per game through their first 13 contests, the Los Angeles Lakers sit atop the Western Conference with an 11-2 record, Los Angeles Lakers On SI reported on Saturday.
The stellar start extends beyond pure volume scoring. Los Angeles also leads the NBA in field goal percentage at 50.3 percent, converting 42.1 of their 83.6 nightly attempts, according to Los Angeles Lakers On SI. Their offensive rating sits at a league-leading 121.6.
Luka Doncic paces the squad and the entire association, pouring in 38.6 points per contest. The 27-year-old superstar accounts for 31 percent of the team’s total offense, having strung together nine consecutive games with 30 or more points.
Austin Reaves supports that scoring punch by averaging 24.7 points per game. Meanwhile, rotation pieces Walker Kessler, Ziaire Williams, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Collin Sexton each chip in over 10 points nightly.
Individual advanced metrics reflect the team-wide efficiency. Doncic holds an individual offensive rating of 129.7, followed by Reaves at 127.6 and Williams at 125.7, Los Angeles Lakers On SI reported.
While the offense dictates the early narrative, defensive disruption fuels transition opportunities. The Lakers average 11.0 steals and 24.5 points off turnovers per game, leading the league in both categories.
Matisse Thybulle leads the perimeter ball-hawking with 2.2 steals per game, closely trailed by Doncic at 2.0. Despite ranking 18th in defensive rating at 113.6, the team maintains an internal benchmark to climb into the league’s top ten.
Ahead of their Sunday matchup against the Phoenix Suns, the squad reinforced that defensive ambition during practice sessions.
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