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A deep-dive on the Lakers:

🏀 The rim protection has been better than last season’s statistically
🏀 LeBron is cutting the most since his Miami days
🏀 Thoughts on the newcomers
🏀 LeBron-less lineups continue to struggle
🏀 Early lineup data and more:https://t.co/HTsmnjap5A

— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) January 11, 2021

1. The starting group has been a success — and among the league’s best lineups.
2. The newcomers have fit in as expected
   
3. LeBron is playing more like his Miami days offensively
   
4. The rim protection concerns are overblown (so far)
   
5. Rediscovering their identity
   
6. LeBron-less lineups continue to struggle
   
7. The 3-point improvement is legitimate
   
8. Early lineup data
   
9. Does James or Davis become the MVP frontrunner?
   
10. The Lakers are still the best team in the league

LBJ and AD carry the Lakers to victory over the Pelicans, 112-95 🤝

James: 21 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB
Davis: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST pic.twitter.com/oxg2KIKpLK

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 16, 2021

Full team effort. #LakersWin @KingJames: 21 pts, 11 ast, 8 reb@AntDavis23: 17 pts, 3 stl, 3 blk@MONSTATREZZ: 16 pts@CaldwellPope: 16 pts@kylekuzma: 11 pts, 13 rebhttps://t.co/S1VxVEdZRI

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 16, 2021

.@AntDavis23 on #Lakers overcoming an early 15-point deficit against the Pelicans, shares his list of the best shooters on the team and more. pic.twitter.com/tspN9BHBru

— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) January 16, 2021

The Lakers are clearly the best team in the NBA, they cranked up the defensive intensity in the second half and LeBron is playing like an MVP at 36.

And we haven't even seen the best from this team — there are another couple of gears they don't even need yet.

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) January 16, 2021