Lakers forward Ron Artest is shooting just 25% from the field, but believes he's playing "great" basketball.

"I feel like I shot the ball well," Artest told the Los Angeles Times. "I feel like I'm playing great. That's how I feel."

Artest, who is averaging 6.5 points per game, is just 2-for-9 from three-point land and 3-for-9 from the charity stripe this season.

He doesn't think he's still adjusting to the triangle offense of the Lakers.

"When we're all in sync, it shows how comfortable I am in the offense," Artest added. "As a team, when we're not in sync, it shows like something is stuck in between a door. No matter how hard you try, it's still something in between that door and you can't move it. That just means you've got to play a little bit more smarter at times."

Lakers coach Phil Jackson says that Artest has to "figure out" where he's most effective and that "shooting wise, he has not been shooting the ball well enough for his own satisfaction nor ours."

Via Los Angeles Times

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