Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Los Angeles Lakers opened up the 2022-23 NBA season with a 123-109 loss to the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.
The Lakers shot just 43% from the floor (40-for-93), but went a putrid 10-for-40 from 3-point land in the loss. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball during the game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday. (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) That type of shooting against the Warriors will never fly, but LeBron James thinks those numbers may be replicated more often than not in Southern California. "To be completely honest, we’re not a team that's constructed of great shooting," James said after the loss. "That's just the truth of the matter.
It’s not like we’re sitting here with a lot of lasers on our team." LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts a 3-pointer during the season opener against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday. (Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images) LEBRON JAMES SAYS HE HAS 'NO RELATIONSHIP' WITH LAKERS LEGEND James added that if his teammates have a good look, they should take the shot, but "we're not sitting here with a bunch of 40-plus (percent) career shooting guys." Last year, the Lakers ranked eighth in the NBA with a 46.9% team field goal percentage, but their 34.7% from beyond the arc was the eighth-worst.
They missed the playoffs a year removed from the play-in tournament — the year prior, they won the NBA Championship in the Florida bubble.