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Fast-Break Points: Quick Hits of the Lakers' Week (11/12/18)

The one word never associated with the Lakers: boring.

On and off the floor, the Lakers keep it interesting, from unique skill sets and backgrounds to off-court chemistry and the latest kicks.

Here’s a quick run-through of another week with the Lake Show.

1) Point guard picks are all the rage
Most point guards aren’t used to setting screens, but the Lakers love to flip pick-and-roll responsibilities when it comes to putting the ball in LeBron James’ hands.

Lonzo Ball and Rajon Rondo have combined for 14 screen assists (despite the latter’s three-game suspension), which are the league’s fourth-most between a pair of guard teammates.

“Size-wise we feel like we can gain an advantage,” Luke Walton said. “Most point guards aren’t willing to switch onto LeBron, so there’s confusion caused by two people trying to figure out how to keep him in front of them.”

Now Ball is starting to get in on the fun, as he freed James for a trio of triples versus Atlanta.

2) Mount Rushmore all at once
No team in sports has a celebrity row that rivals the Lakers’, and the purple and gold’s most famous supporters were all on hand when they beat the Wolves.

Fans at STAPLES Center went wild as the camera cut from Will Ferrell to Denzel Washington to Jack Nicholson, all sitting courtside.

3) Josh Barkley is a big man in disguise
Josh Hart was dubbed “Josh Barkley” midway through his rookie season, as the 6’5” shooting guard started gobbling rebounds a la Charles Barkley.

This year, Hart has added impressive post defense to his big-man repertoire. The Lakers have frequently used him as an ultra-small-ball power forward, and the results have been frustrating for opposing bigs thinking it’s a mismatch.

4) Hart style catching on
Hart’s been attracting some attention on the court and off.

“The Office” superfan arrived to the Lakers’ Halloween game dressed as Dunder Mifflin assistant to the regional manager Dwight Schrute, and showed up to another contest rocking a Scott’s Tots t-shirt (college tuition not included).

5) Tyson’s immediate impact
For a guy who has scored nine points in three games as a Laker, Tyson Chandler has made a massive impact on his new team.

And, according to Rondo, he has been “by far the best pick-setter we have.”

But, of course, his biggest contribution thus far came on a game-saving block, as Chandler swatted a red-hot Trae Young at the final second of the Lakers’ victory over Atlanta.