Lonzo Ball suffered a Grade 3 ankle sprain 10 games ago when the Los Angeles Lakers faced off with the Houston Rockets. During the 10 contests that Lonzo’s been out, the Lakers have had the 27th rated defense in the league. Let’s examine why Ball is so important defensively for the Lakers.
The Lakers Defense by the Numbers:
- 2018-2019 DRtg: 109, 12th in the NBA /versus the last 10 games Drtg: 118.1, 27th in the NBA
- 2018-2019 Opponents eFG%: 51.1, 4th in the NBA/ versus the last 10 games OPP eFG%: 55, 26th in the NBA
- 2018-2019 Opponents Turnover%: 13.