LOS ANGELES — Free throws aren't like snacks handed out at a party for children. One NBA team commits more fouls than its opponent and said opponent gets to shoot more free throws. Twenty-three free throws for them, and we get two free throws in the fourth quarter? The Lakers do shoot more free throws than most other teams. Last season the Lakers averaged 26.6 free throws a game to their opponents' 20.8 a game, by far the biggest differential in the NBA.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 10, 2024 21:18 UTC