With the ball, the Los Angeles Lakers have looked like a different team in their last few games. Their overall rating has been the eighth-best in the NBA over the last nine games, during which time they got the boost. But since playing D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, and Taurean Prince next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis for the last six games, they’ve seen an even bigger jump. They are now sixth in that measure.

They are tied with the Indiana Pacers for first place in the league in assists per game (31.2) after nine games. With 30.7 points per game in their last six games, they are second only to the San Antonio Spurs. Recently, the Lakers’ аttаck has become more fluid, which has helped them win more often. In their last nine games, they’re 5-4, and in their last six, they’re 4-2.

Davis, for one, thinks it’s very clear why the Lakers’ offense has been doing so well lately and what they need to do to keep it up.

“We’re just sharing the basketball and having fun.” Davis said, “Good things tend to happen when you play the right way.” “We aren’t being stingy, and we’re not ready to hand over the ball yet.” The guys are doing the right thing. If you see a crowd, we’ll move on, and the guys are making quick decisions about whether to pass and shoot or drive the ball.

“So when we play freely, like we do now, sharing the ball, the number of assists goes up. Guys can shoot the ball with confidence because they know it will come to them if they’re open, instead of trying to force an assist when they haven’t touched one in a while.”

Davis was happy with the Lakers’ latest assist numbers. In particular, the fact that they’ve had at least 27 assists in nine straight games.

If a guy is open when you share the ball, we find them, and guys are comfortable enough to step up and make shots. It’s very easy. B-ball is an easy game. Things will go well if you play the game correctly.

During this time, the Lakers have been playing at Crypto.com Arena, where they have been much better all season. But Davis and the Lakers were able to get to know each other better during this home stand.

“On both ends of the court, we’ve shown glimpses of who we can be. Now all that needs to be done is to make sure it all fits together better. It’s mostly been on both ends of the court, though. That’s how this kind of team works.

Even though the Lakers still need to work on moving up in the Western Conference ranks, they may be able to get more wins for now by switching to a more оffensive style.

Going forward, the Lakers will focus on attacking rebounds.

One big problem early in the season was winning the glass, which meant making it harder for opponents to get second chances. But against the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday, the Lakers won the оffensive rebounding figҺt 13–6. This helped the game stay close, and head coach Darvin Ham wants the team to remember this going forward.

Yes, definitely. We found it and talked about it, and we’re still talking about it. “But this morning in shootaround, we really made it a point to аttаck the оffensive glass,” Ham said. “There are about five or six guys who can really make us money on the оffensive glass by getting us extra possessions. Other guys’ only job will be to help the person who is crashing.” They need to run back quickly and let us start our transition defense right away. Of course, we knew what it was, and everything went well tonight.”