D’Angelo Russell is on pace to break the Lakers single season 3 point record (Nick Van Exel, 183).
He is on pace to make 200+ threes.
He already holds the Nets single season record at 234.
@HalfCourtHoops
The editing of this clip is misleading lol.
This was LeBron telling Dlo after the fact, not before.
They showed this mic’d up clip when it was 90 to 97 when LeBron and Dlo were both subbed out.
Dlo didn’t take a single shot after that.
In February,
The Lakers are the only team with 4 players averaging 20+ points.
They are also the only team with 4 players averaging 5+ assists.
LeBron - 24.2 PPG, 8.3 APG
AD - 24.5 PPG, 5.0 APG
Dlo - 20.3 PPG, 8.2 APG
AR - 20.3 PPG, 6.9 APG
D’Angelo Russell leads the NBA in clutch free throw percentage this season at 100% (17/17)
He also leads the league in clutch free throw percentage since 2019-20 at 90.7%.
D’Angelo Russell will join
Stephen Curry
Damian Lillard
as the only players in NBA history to reach
200+ 3 Pointers Made
400+ Assists
40%+ 3P%
With 6 games left, he is at 208 threes, 446 assists, & 42.1% 3P
He was 6 threes & .04% away from doing this last season.
#underrated
After today’s game,
D’Angelo Russell is shooting 55.6% from 3 in the clutch
The Lakers are now 11-2 when Dlo plays in the clutch this season
He is also shooting 100% from the free throw line (4th highest FTS made at 100%) and 71.5% TS (95th percentile)
Best defensive lineup in the NBA before the trade deadline
D’Angelo Russell
Anthony Edwards
Jaden McDaniels
Kyle Anderson
Rudy Gobert
102 DRTG
Same lineup w/ Mike Conley instead of Dlo = 111 DRTG
Best defense in the NBA since trade deadline
Lakers
111 DRTG
w/ Dlo
107 DRTG
D’Angelo Russell (23) is on pace to make 240 3’s while shooting 38% for the season. The only other 2 players to accomplish that at age 25 or younger? Stephen Curry (24,25) and Klay Thompson (25)
D’Angelo Russell becomes just the 4th player drafted since 2014 to reach 10000 points and 3000 assists.
He joins Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, and Trae Young.
He is the 3rd leading scorer from his 2015 draft class while leading in 3 pointers and assists.
Here’s the list of all players who have made more threes and at a higher percentage this season than D’Angelo Russell:
Malik Beasley - 175 (44.2%)
That’s it.
Over the past 4 seasons,
D’Angelo Russell has been the best scorer in the NBA in the last 10 seconds with a chance to tie or take the lead
In these game winning situations, he is
8/15 FG (53.3%)
The only player with more made FGs is Jayson Tatum (9/30)
105 Guards in the NBA average 7+ shots per game
Only 6 of them shoot
54%+ on 2 pointers
39%+ on 3 pointers
The Lakers have 2 of them:
D’Angelo Russell
Austin Reaves
The Lakers have a +20.9 NETRTG w/ both on the court
That ranks 2nd of the 1418 2-man lineups with 260+ minutes
2 days after Mark Cuban said the Lakers should cut Kobe using the amnesty clause,
Kobe Bryant dominated the Mavericks for 38 points, 12 rebounds, & 7 assists including game sealing shots in the clutch.
Kobe tweeted “Amnesty THAT” after the game.
D’Angelo Russell in the 2nd rd
3rd leading scorer
2nd leading playmaker
Solid defense all series
Key 2-man game with AD, shotmaking, & go ahead shot game 1
Busted game 3 open offensively in 1st half with 21. Never trailed.
40+ GOOD minutes in a closeout win
Playable enough?
LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell are on track to be just the 3rd pair of teammates ever to average
2+ 3 pointers made per game
6+ assists per game
(They would be the 1st to do so on 40%+ 3P each)
The Lakers are +51 on the season with both on the court (3rd highest duo on LAL)
D’Angelo Russell is 3rd in the NBA for threes made in the playoffs.
He also leads the Lakers in plus minus and is 2nd in steals and 3rd in blocks.
#Impact
D’Angelo Russell was 1 of the most efficient & versatile guards in the NBA last season across 2 teams
3rd leading scorer & 2nd leading playmaker across all Lakers playoff wins after less than 20 regular season games w/ the roster
Big returning piece.
MIN 117, SAC
Hard-fought win for the Wolves. Russell keyed them early, Edwards closed it. McDaniels, Rudy, Naz excellent.
Edwards: 34, 10, 6a
Russell: 25, 6a
McDaniels: 15, 8r
Rudy: 13p, 14r
Reid: 14.
Really fun game
D’Angelo Russell in the 4th quarter this season (UPDATE):
290 points - Top 10 among PGs
48 3’s made - T-7th in the NBA
48/41/87 shooting splits
64% TS
He is tied with Kyrie Irving as the most efficient 4th quarter scorer in the NBA
(based on TS% among top 70 volume shooters)
D’Angelo Russell in the 4th quarter this season:
132 points
54.8% FG
44.7% 3P
68.75% TS
He is the most efficient scorer in the NBA in the 4th quarter
(min. 80 FGAs, top 35 volume shooters)
He is also 3rd among all players in total 4th quarter assists
The only duo in the NBA averaging
2+ 3PM
6+ Assists
LeBron James
D’Angelo Russell
They are also both shooting an elite 41%+ from 3
and lead the Lakers in all 2-man lineup groupings at +166
D’Angelo Russell returns and the Lakers break their 4 game losing streak.
Dlo leads the Lakers in plus minus for the season and has the highest offensive rating.
The Lakers are now 15-11 when Dlo has at least 10 shots (keep him involved & you’ll thrive). 2-8 in all other games.
3-Man lineups including
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
D’Angelo Russell
have outscored opponents by +69 points with a net rating of +7
LeBron
AD
NO DLO
lineups have been outscored by 18 with a net rating of -7
This is the equivalent of swinging from a BOTTOM 5 team to TOP 3
LeBron James has had 247 teammates in his career.
Among them,
D’Angelo Russell finishes this season ranked
1st in 3PM
3rd in APG
Together they led all Lakers 2-man lineups at +219
& the Lakers had a 61.5% win rate (top 6 rate in NBA) when both played.
D'Angelo Russell 4 games since returning from injury (missed 2 months)
26 mpg
24 ppg
48% FG
41% 3P
88% FT
The Timberwolves are 2-2 and own the highest offensive rating in the league when KAT and Dlo are on the court together
Anthony Davis owned the game. Beast.
Vando was a defensive monster.
D’Angelo Russell helped dominate the 3rd.
Lakers stuck to the game plan and held off the Warriors even with a so-so game from LeBron.
I gotta bring this back.
#LakeShow
D’Angelo Russell this season
At The Rim - 70% (1 of 4 PG’s at 70%)*
Midrange - 50.3% (1st among PG’s, 4th league wide)*
3 pointers made - 194 (5th among PG’s)
3P% - 39.7 (6th among top 31 volume shooters)
*Minimum 2 shots per game
The “No Look” in D’angelo Russell’s No-Look Passes.
It’s a legit look-away.
DLO was looking right at Taurean Prince before he Curved the Bullet to Jaxson Hayes. 😮💨
NBA leaders in catch and shoot 3 point shooting
1. Stephen Curry - 53.3%
2. Grayson Allen - 51.7%
3. D’Angelo Russell - 50%
4. Grant Williams - 49.1%
(Minimum 40 attempts, top 67 volume shooters)
D’Angelo Russell made light work of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
According to NBA matchup data, he shot 16/31 (52% FG) when defended by the splash bros.
He also held them to a combined 12/34 (35% FG)
“D’Angelo Russell is better than Steph and Klay.” - Michael Jordan
D’Angelo Russell becomes the 1st Laker with 17+ assists in 1 game in 4 years (LeBron)
He joins
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Nick Van Exel
as the only Lakers to have at least one 30+ point game & one 17+ assist game in the last 30 years
Since this post, D’Angelo Russell leads all Point Guards in the playoffs in 60%+ FG games this postseason (min. 10 shots).
He is also 1 of 4 players to have a 70%+ FG game on 17+ shot attempts.
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D’Angelo Russell
At The Rim - 70% (3rd among PGs)*
Midrange - 51.5% (1st among Guards)*
3 pointers made - 146 (3rd among PG’s)
3P% - 38.9 (8th among top 30 volume shooters)
PnR (76th percentile)
Spot up (87th percentile)
Isolation (93rd percentile)
*among top ~60 in volume
The Timberwolves with D’Angelo Russell on the court:
Jump from 10th to 2nd in the NBA at rim FG%
Jump from 30th to 4th in the NBA in corner 3P%
The 2 most efficient shots on the floor.
#playmaker
Although not a volume rim attacker himself, D’Angelo Russell’s playmaking at the rim has been ELITE as usual
The Timberwolves at rim FG% jumps from 10th to 2nd in the NBA when Dlo is on the court
Last yr he had the same effect, with the Wolves going from 27th to 10th in rim FG%
With 2 more blocks tonight,
D’Angelo Russell is now tied for 3rd most blocks among Point Guards with…
Derrick White
Some other zany stat similarities:
They average about the same
FG% (~47)
3P% (~40)
Minutes (~31)
Rebounds (~3.5)
#BeLikeWhite
Lakers with D’Angelo Russell OFF the court
LeBron James
61% 2P
14% 3P
Austin Reaves
40% 2P
20% 3P
Anthony Davis
52% 2P
50% 3P
(Lakers with D’Angelo Russell ON the court)
LeBron James
68% 2P 📈
39% 3P 📈
Austin Reaves
63% 2P 📈
40% 3P 📈
Anthony Davis
55% 2P 📈
40% 3P
Lakers
2nd highest win% in the clutch (18-8) in the NBA.
12-2 when D’Angelo Russell plays in clutch time
6-6 when he doesn’t (he was never in today when the game was within 5 under 5 minutes)
To expand on this,
Lakers with
D’Angelo Russell + LeBron James = 117 ORTG
LeBron James + No D’Angelo Russell = 117 ORTG
D’Angelo Russell + No LeBron James = 116 ORTG
No D’Angelo Russell + No LeBron James = 89 ORTG
D'Angelo Russell came into this game at 16.7 points, 6.5 assists and 2.2 threes, while shooting 40.5% from 3 and posting a +2.7 offensive BPM that's tied for 32nd in the NBA.
The Lakers are +2.0 points per 100 possessions when Russell is on the floor and -6.2 when he's off.
In 518 minutes D’Angelo Russell has been on the court without LeBron, he is averaging
29.5 Points/100 poss
12.5 Assists/100 poss
Only matched by
Jokic
Trae
Haliburton
Luka
Also shoots 41% 3P & 3+ ast/TO while Lakers maintain a 117 ORTG (same as LeBron)
D’Angelo Russell is holding his opponents to 38.9% FG on defended shots
That is the LOWEST mark in the NBA among players who have defended at least 170 shots (150 players qualified)
He is also 1 of 3 guards to rank in the top 10 in total blocks AND steals among all guards
🔒
D’Angelo Russell key stretches in 4 wins against the Grizzlies
Game 1: 2/3rd qtr (17 & 4, 6-11 FG)
Game 3: Scored/assisted on 15 of 35 1st qtr points (Lakers take 25+ point lead & never trail)
Game 4: Start of 3rd + End of 4th (9-0 clutch run himself)
Game 6: 31 & 4 on 71% FG
D’Angelo Russell the best offensive player on the floor in a closeout playoff win in a game that includes LeBron James, Ja Morant, and Anthony Davis.
Also played a big role in key stretches of their other 3 wins.
Shooting splits bad but had 1, maybe 2 objectively bad games 🤷♂️
How good has D'Angelo Russell been this month?
He is averaging 20 ppg on 64% TS & 60% eFG trailing only Stephen Curry in efficiency among point guards with at least 14 shots per game.
The combo of Dlo, KAT, Ant, & Finch has offered glimmers of hope in an otherwise grim season
"We're trying to give our fans a taste of what next year's gonna look like."
@Dloading
is with
@leabolsen
after leading the
@Timberwolves
past the Jazz.
Today’s 27 point comeback was the Lakers biggest since this 30 point comeback led by Kobe Bryant in 2002, also against the Mavericks.
Down 27 entering the 4th quarter, Kobe went to work & dominated.
Kobe’s 4th Quarter Stats
21 PTS
8-8 FG
1-1 3P
4-4 FT
Since the beginning of the 2022-23 NBA season,
D’Angelo Russell
371 Three Pointers Made
40.7 3P%
Only 2 players have made more threes at a higher percentage
Stephen Curry (41.6%)
Buddy Hield (41.2%)
#twoyearsmallsamplesizehotstretch
Throwback to D’Angelo Russell’s 25 point comeback entering the 4th quarter against the Kings
In that 4th quarter alone, Dlo had
27 points (67% FG)
4 assists
2 steals
Teams were previously 3-3028 when down 25+ entering the 4th qtr
Comeback kings
❄️x👑
Historical night for D’Angelo Russell
1st player to make 9+ threes on 3 teams
Became 4th Laker to have 44 points & 9 assists (Kobe, Magic, LeBron)
Most 4th quarter points for a Laker since Kobe in 2016
Just 12 3’s away from Lakers single season record
Hyper efficient 3 level scorers
70%+ FG restricted area
50%+ FG midrange
37%+ 3P
Only 2 players in the NBA meet this criteria:
Stephen Curry (73/52/43)
D’Angelo Russell (71/57/37)
(Min. 2 shot attempts per game from each area, 59 players qualified)
Man Dlo really got one of the most strange young careers. Here’s 1 thing that is frustrating as a fan:
Career games: 329
Career games alongside an all-star caliber teammate: 8 (4 with Steph, 4 with KAT)
98% of his career w/ rookie contract players, g leaguers, & past prime vets
37 players in this year’s NBA playoffs average(d) at least 14 shots.
The 2 most efficient Point Guards per eFG%:
Stephen Curry (58.3)
D’Angelo Russell (54.3)
Dlo has been exactly what the Lakers have needed as the leading jump shooter (2.4 3PM) & playmaker (6 apg) on the team.
D’Angelo Russell finishes January averaging:
22.7 Points
6 Assists
48.8% FG
45.9% 3P
8.2 FGM (3.9 3PM)
He becomes just the 3rd player in NBA history to maintain these averages for a month (minimum 10 games)
He joins:
Stephen Curry (3x)
Tyrese Haliburton (1x)
Despite an atrocious shooting game, "unplayable" D'Angelo Russell was able to contribute 31 impactful minutes with...
DEFENSE?
Dlo's 6-10 wingspan (top 10 among PG's) helps compensate for his lack of quickness and allows him to bother shots + funnel/deter shooters into help
D’Angelo Russell becomes the 10th player in NBA history to have 3 games with 9+ 3 pointers made. At the age of 23, he is the youngest to accomplish this feat by 2 years (Stephen Curry, JR Smith were both 25)
D’Angelo Russell has consistently been one of the best closing shot makers in the league. Here is where he has ranked in eFG% in the clutch since 2018
2018-19: 4th
2019-20: 5th
2020-21: 10th
defines clutch as the last 5 minutes of a game within 5 points
The D’Angelo Russell to Anthony Davis assist combination ranks 1st in the playoffs & Dlo is shooting 50% FG out of pick and rolls.
After Dlo said he needed to build more chemistry with AD, their connection was crucial in the Lakers 1st round success
@Dloading
@MettaWorld37
“I would play D’Angelo Russell 1 on 1 a lot”
“You can tell he was a killa”
“He’s gonna be a champion I believe.”
- Metta World Peace (2021)
Timberwolves in clutch situations since trading D’Angelo Russell
1-3 W-L record
85.7 offensive rating
152.6 defensive rating
Before:
18-12 W-L record (5th best win%)
102.4 offensive rating
102.9 defensive rating
Nobody on roster shooting 40%+ FG in clutch this yr
(Min. 20 FGA)
Only 3 duos in the NBA are currently averaging > 6 assists each:
Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving
Nikola Jokic & Jamal Murray
LeBron James & D’Angelo Russell
Dlo could be just the 3rd LeBron teammate ever to average > 6 assists (Rondo, Westbrook) and the FIRST to average 19+ and 6+.
In 5 games since acquiring D’Angelo Russell, the Timberwolves offense ranks 6th in the league while he’s on the court.
They have played 3 top 10 defenses and KAT has only played in 1 game with Dlo (in which they had a 1st ranked offense). Small samples but definitely encouraging
D’Angelo Russell with the most efficient 1st quarter in the NBA this season
13 Points
4 Assists
0 Turnovers
100% FG
100% 3P
Only Damian Lillard & Anthony Edwards have a 13+ point 4+ assist 1st qtr
Only Kevin Durant & SGA matched 100% FG on 6+ shots (both also went 6-6)
#MVP
D’Angelo Russell in the 4th quarter this season:
132 points
54.8% FG
44.7% 3P
68.75% TS
He is the most efficient scorer in the NBA in the 4th quarter
(min. 80 FGAs, top 35 volume shooters)
He is also 3rd among all players in total 4th quarter assists
The Lakers top assist combinations so far this season:
LeBron James to Anthony Davis - 10
D’Angelo Russell to LeBron James - 8
D’Angelo Russell to Anthony Davis - 8
LeBron James to D’Angelo Russell - 8