It’s bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers again after they lost at home to the Miami Heat 96–110. Their 18th loss of the season puts them below 500. This is their ninth loss in the last 12 games. All of their problems would go away if LeBron James and Anthony Davis were healthy, which makes fans very worried about the season.
Fans let LeBron know that his bad game looked like it was done by a 39-year-old.
Fans don’t like how the Lakers have been playing with LeBron as a point guard of late.
Fans of the Lakers have lost so much ground to the Clippers, who started the season 0-6 after getting James Harden.
Despite LeBron James’s six boards and nine assists, the Lakers had no chance when he only scored 12 points on 6 (18) shots. Antony Davis had 29 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, three steals, and five blocks, but his teammates let him down. Austin Reaves had a great game when he came back to the starting group. He scored 24 points and gave out eight assists.
Even though Jimmy Butler wasn’t playing, the Heat had eight players in their lineup score in double figures. Tyler Herro scored 21 points, which led the team. In Butler’s place, Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 16 points and dished out eight assists. Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo each scored 15 points on the night.
The Lakers might need a new coach.
When teams with high hopes fail so badly, as the Lakers have, a coaching change is usually not far away. Even though the Lakers didn’t have a chance to make the playoffs until the very end of the season, Ham’s job wasn’t in danger. That was a problem with the team’s talent. The team this year was made to play to his skills, but he hasn’t been able to make it work.
The Lakers may try to get rid of Ham unless they have a deal that will save the season like they did last year. The players have skills that suit each other, but Ham’s rotations haven’t made the most of them. The “new” starting lineup he recently put together is one of the worst in the NBA, and Ham hasn’t been able to figure out what’s wrong with his team.
The Lakers have a huge lack of scorers, so they need to either find a coach who can make the most of their skills or hope that another trade can save them. If not, there would be a lot of qualified coaches ready to take over for Ham if he had to leave.