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The Lakers find themselves at 0-3 to start their season after losing a nail-biter to the Trail Blazers 106-104 at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.After holding a seven-point lead with 1:55 remaining, Jabrill Peppers Jersey the Lakers gave up an 11-2 run to close the game, with their late-game execution once again coming under fire.LA was leading 102-101 with 30 seconds remaining, when, with Jusuf Nurkic guarding him, Ru sell Westbrook attempted a mid-range jumper in search of a two-for-one opportunity.As the shot mi sed long, Patrick Beverley was the only other Laker in the paint. LeBron James and Anthony Davis were standing beyond the 3-point line, le s than impre sed.LeBron and ADs reaction to Westbrook Charles Woodson Jersey s late-game shot. Hoopsview (@hoopsview) On the Blazers' next trip down the floor, Damian Lillard canned a deep triple to put the Blazers in front 104-102. Jerami Grant later iced the game with a tough layup.After losing narrowly to the Clippers in their last game, Sunday's lo s offered another insight into the Lakers' late-game struggles."I hate to lose and especially the way we had this game, but give credit to Portland," .While many pointed to Westbrook's decision to try a two-for-one, James wasn't entertaining the idea of putting the blame on the beleaguered point guard."You guys can write about Ru s and all the things you guys want to try to talk about Ru s Jordan Nwogu Jersey , but I'm not up here to do that, I won't do that, I've said that over and over, that's not who I am," James said.Anthony Davis echoed those sentiments postgame. He derided the team's "execution and shot selection.""Our defense been really good the first three games, shot-making has not. I think that's the big difference," . For the third straight game, the microscope was placed firmly on the Lakers' 3-point shooting. While it's a small sample size, the numbers aren't pretty.Lakers' 3-point shooting (first three games)Opponent3PM3PA3P%Warriors104025%Clippers94520%Blazers63318%Total2511821%On a night where Lillard torched them for 41 points, including 6-of-13 shooting from 3, the Lakers combined to hit just six triples total, putting them on pace forone of the worst shooting marks in NBA history.The Lakers are shooting 21.2% from three.The next worst team is shooting 8% better. StatMuse (@statmuse) It's not just that Chris Wormley Jersey the Lakers are mi sing shots, it's also the type of shots they're mi sing.Per NBA.com Stats, the Lakers have shot (closest defender 4 to 6 feet) and on wide-open 3-pointers(closest defender 6-plus feet) this season."We can't shoot a penny into the ocean, Ignas Brazdeikis Jersey " James said of their poor marksmanship."But it hasn't stopped us from competing, hasn't stopped us from defending, that's given us a chance in all three games to win," he aaded. , the Lakers' 21.2 percent mark from deep puts them second to the Hawks (21.0 percent, 2018) for the lowest percentage for a team that has taken 100 triples over a three-game span.