{"id":58087,"date":"2023-11-03T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=58087"},"modified":"2023-11-02T23:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T03:39:51","slug":"the-lakers-newest-experiment-go-big-or-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/11\/03\/the-lakers-newest-experiment-go-big-or-go-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lakers’ Newest Experiment: Go Big or Go Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among all of the talking points from the Lakers\u2019 thrilling overtime win against the Clippers was a brand new lineup debuted by Darvin Ham. <\/span>Austin Reaves<\/b><\/a> and <\/span>Max Christie<\/b><\/a> shared the backcourt, while all three of LA\u2019s bigs\u2014<\/span>Anthony Davis<\/b><\/a>, <\/span>Jaxson Hayes<\/b><\/a> and <\/span>Christian Wood<\/b><\/a>\u2014held down the fort up front.<\/span><\/p>\n

I p<\/span>reviously wrote<\/span><\/a> about how two-big lineups with Wood and Davis were beginning to give LA some success, but a combination with all three Lakers centers? No one saw that coming.<\/span><\/p>\n

How well did Ham\u2019s experiment work out, and could we see more of it in the future?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lakers’ Newest Experiment: Go Big or Go Home<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Group\u2019s Performance<\/b><\/h3>\n

There were obvious advantages with LA going big\u2014particularly in the areas of rebounding and defense\u2014but the numbers back up just how well they performed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some very small sample size lineup data<\/p>\n

LeBron\/Wood – 49 min, +56.7 net rating
Davis\/Wood – 52 min, +29.8 net rating
LeBron\/Davis\/Wood – 44 min, +63.7 net rating
Davis\/Wood\/Hayes – 4 min, +116.7 net rating<\/p>\n

— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) November 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n