Lakers Drop Below .500 After Blowout Loss to Heat, and NBA Fans Are Gloating
Wednesday night was a rough one for the Los Angeles Lakers. Facing the Miami Heat, one of the top teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, the Lakers had an opportunity to show they could compete with a playoff contender.
Instead, the Lakers were blown off their home court, 110–96, dropping their record to 17–18 for the season. Since winning the in-season tournament, the team is 3–9 and has fallen to the No. 10 spot in the Western Conference seedings.
Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 29 points, with Austin Reaves adding 24. But LeBron James only scored 12 points, his lowest total of the season. That wasn’t a match for eight Miami players scoring in double figures, led by Tyler Herro tallying 21. Jimmy Butler was out for the Heat, sidelined with a foot injury.
While coach Darvin Ham tries to determine how to “right the ship,” as he put it, NBA fans and Lakers detractors are taking joy in pointing out how badly the team has been playing. Here’s a sampling from social media:
Up next for the Lakers is a Friday matchup with the Grizzlies (11–23) before an intra-city clash with the surging Clippers (21–12) on Sunday.
