Professional DNA
Los Angeles Lakers attack through catch & shoot
19.9 % of their plays · 2025-26
19.9
%
The question
How does Los Angeles Lakers play?
The evidence
Los Angeles Lakers · pick & roll (ball-handler): 0.992 points per play
On offense
The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- catch & shoot1.06 points per play
19.9 % of their plays · 59th percentile
- transition1.16 points per play
17.7 % of their plays · 66th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.99 points per play
17.0 % of their plays · 100th percentile
- one-on-one1.03 points per play
8.5 % of their plays · 97th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.36 points per play
7.8 % of their plays · 83th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.45 points per play
6.4 % of their plays · 28th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.17 points per play
5.6 % of their plays · 79th percentile
- post-ups0.96 points per play
5.5 % of their plays · 41th percentile
- coming off screens1.08 points per play
5.2 % of their plays · 93th percentile
- putbacks1.14 points per play
4.3 % of their plays · 55th percentile
- hand-offs0.97 points per play
2.2 % of their plays · 66th percentile
On defense
What the team concedes on each play type. A high percentile is good defense: fewer points allowed per play.
- catch & shoot1.02 points per play
24.7 % of their plays · 83th percentile
- transition1.12 points per play
19.3 % of their plays · 76th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.86 points per play
14.5 % of their plays · 72th percentile
- one-on-one0.92 points per play
8.8 % of their plays · 62th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.41 points per play
7.8 % of their plays · 3th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.55 points per play
5.4 % of their plays · 10th percentile
- putbacks1.15 points per play
5.0 % of their plays · 45th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.23 points per play
4.4 % of their plays · 0th percentile
- hand-offs1.05 points per play
3.9 % of their plays · 3th percentile
- post-ups0.97 points per play
3.1 % of their plays · 69th percentile
- coming off screens0.85 points per play
3.1 % of their plays · 100th percentile
Limitations
FactDerivedAssumption
What this does not prove
- The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- It portrays the 2025-26 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
From here
Where it comes from
Source
2026-07-26
Model input
2026-07-26
Computation
2026-11-08
This answer
2026-11-08
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