An in-season tournament win is getting closer and closer to being the only feat the Lakers will achieve this season.
Los Angeles is 3-9 since beating the Pacers in Las Vegas on Dec. 9, and Wednesday night's 110-96 loss at home to the Heat may have been their lowest point.
LeBron James scored 12 points in 6 of 18 games, and the Lakers trailed by 20 points in 38 minutes on the court.
James left the arena before speaking to reporters.
Those who remained to speak to the media frankly evaluated the current state of the team, which dropped to 17 wins and 18 losses on the season with this loss.
“If we play like we did tonight, it's going to be really bad for us,” said Anthony Davis, who was the Lakers' lone bright spot with 29 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and five blocks. Told.
Austin Reeves told the Los Angeles Times. He said the atmosphere in the locker room was “nice.” we are losing. ”
Reaves was benched by manager Jared Vanderbilt, but he returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday.
There seemed to be no difference.
“If you look at the stat sheet, we're shooting the ball better from three.” Reeves told the LA Times.. “We shot 13 percent tonight, but if we do that, we're not going to win the game. … Basketball today, we had to shoot the three well. Obviously turnovers were an issue. But I think once you start, especially for LeBron and AD, if they can make threes at a good rate, everything opens up. We have to do our part to help.”
The Heat led for much of the game, but Christian Wood's driving layup and free throw completed a 3-point play to give Los Angeles a 74-72 lead with 10:46 left in the fourth quarter.
Miami responded with a 10-2 run that included 3-pointers from Duncan Robinson and Jaime Jaquez.
Robinson's perimeter shot from the corner near the Lakers' bench extended the lead to 77-72 and gave the Heat the chance to play the rest of the game.
“I don't think it's all about who starts or who doesn't start. Everybody can do what we have to do to win basketball games on both ends of the floor,” Davis said of L.A. told the Times. “So the whole lineup thing is an excuse. We have high-level IQ personnel on both ends of the floor who know what to do as individuals and what to do as a team.”
— with AP
