SALT LAKE CITY — After Sunday’s narrow road win against the Utah Jazz, the Lakers have a 12-4 record. They are in the midst of their best start to a season since 2020-21, a season they also opened 12-4. They entered the week tied for the second-best record in the Western Conference and third-best record in the league.

The Lakers have also gotten off to their strong start despite poor perimeter shooting.

They entered Monday 26th in the league in 3-point attempts per game (32.7) and 3-point percentage (33.3%). And last in 3-point field goals per game (10.9).

The victory over the Jazz continued the Lakers’ trend of poor outside shooting. They shot 26.3% (10 for 38) from behind the arc, which was the fourth time in five games they have shot worse than 35% from 3-point range. The Lakers have

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