After Wednesday’s loss to the Heat, there have been seemingly a number of upset Lakers followers.
Among the definitive sad ones was Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who stated he was “embarrassed” for the staff after the 134-93 loss to the Heat.
“I’m embarrassed for the Lakers. They have been down 32 factors to the Miami Heat 105-72 on the finish of the third quarter,” Johnson wrote on X through the recreation.
The loss was the Lakers’ sixth of their final eight video games, and the final two have come by a mixed 70 factors.
Los Angeles (12-10) allowed 24 3-pointers — the third most allowed by the Lakers in franchise historical past — and Anthony Davis put up simply eight factors on a dismal 3 of 14 taking pictures.
As a staff, the Lakers shot 43 % from the sector and 22.7 % from 3-point vary.
“Has to be some possession. And I believe when a bunch shouldn’t be performing properly, which occurs, and it occurs to dangerous groups, it occurs to good groups, it occurs to nice groups. You can splinter, and it’s simple to not need the possession, notably when it’s embarrassing,” head coach JJ Redick stated to reporters Wednesday.
“I’m embarrassed; we’re all embarrassed. It’s not a recreation that I assumed we had the fitting battle, the fitting professionalism. Not positive what was misplaced in translation. There needs to be some possession on the court docket and I’ll take all of the possession on this planet. This is my staff and I lead it and I’m embarrassed. But I can’t bodily get us organized.
“I can’t bodily be into the basketball. I can’t bodily speak and name out reds and bodily name out coverages. It’s not…I’m not, and by the best way, I’m not blaming gamers. It’s not. I personal this, however going to wish some possession on the court docket as properly. …There’s not a way from me that we’re collectively proper now. And that’s what we are saying within the huddle. Doesn’t really feel that method. Doesn’t really feel that method. And, once more, we’re in a tricky stretch. And we’re all looking for it.”
The Lakers will attempt to curb their present dropping stretch with a win within the remaining recreation of their present highway journey after they head to Atlanta to face the Hawks.
