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Why do players shoot worse when they join the Lakers?

Wednesday night’s unbelievable performance by Stephen Curry may not have shown it, but normally the two-time MVP shoots horrendously from behind the arc against the Lakers at Staples Center.

Curry, arguably the greatest shooter of all-time and a player who has shot 43.3% from three in his career, was shooting 31.7% for his career from three when playing against the Lakers in Staples Center heading into the play-in game between the two teams this week. He’s had games where he’s shot so poorly in Los Angeles that it allowed Marcelo Huertas to hand the Warriors one of nine losses during their 73-win season, and prompted outside investigations into whether or not L.