Billy Mac The Lakers have shot 233 more free throws coming into this game than their opponents this year Far and away ahead of the 2nd place team the New York Knicks Oddly the Lakers are dead last in drives to the basket

Dirk Nowitzki after game 2 The Lakers are always the ones who usually win the free throw battle This is new to them that they're getting clobbered more often

The Los Angeles Lakers who have the highest FT differential in the league over the last five years spends some time after the final whistle to argue with the referees

Skip Bayless The Lakers are a better both ends of the floor basketball team without Luka

Mike Brown I don't know what to do about the free throw line 22 to 6 in the 2nd halfit's a pretty big discrepancy for a halfmaybe we were fouling and they weren't fouling

Lebron gets to the line to score the Lakers' first two points of the quarter at the 538 mark with replay of Jared McCain's transition layup included

The way basketball works usually the more physical team and the team that imposes their will more just wins SGA on being the more physical team against the Lakers