Heat (19-14, 5th in the East) @ Lakers (17-17, 10th in the West)
LAST 10 GAMES:
Lakers: 3-7, averaging 115.7 points, 41.1 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.9 points per game.
Heat: 6-4, averaging 114.0 points, 42.8 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.8 points.
INJURIES:
Lakers: Anthony Davis: Probable (ankle/bone bruise), Cam Reddish: Probable (groin), Lebron James: Questionable (left Non-Covid Illness), D’Angelo Russell: Doubtful (Tailbone), Rui Hachimura: Out (calf), Gabe Vincent: Out (knee).
Heat: Josh Richardson: Questionable (back), Caleb Martin: Doubtful (ankle), Jimmy Butler: Out (foot), Haywood Highsmith: Out (jaw), Dru Smith: Out for Season (knee).
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Need to take advantage of Jimmy out. Cant drop games like this.
Big difference between pessimism and realism
Lakersdaily.com 9/22/2023. Here’s what the PR from the Lakers preseason 2023-2924. Read why the Lakers were going to win the chip this year, And of course the fanboys in this sub bought it.
Sure I’m miserable. AD and LeBron with a team record .500 and 10th in the West. Plus I get to spend 2.5 hours watching the worst Laker basketball I’ve seen in years.
i don’t know, chief 😞
Rather watch my team struggle and try and figure it out than not watch at all, so yeah I’m psyched let’s get it!
We losing
Miss the 2020 squad including the coaching staff. Lit.
Let’s trust Pelinka will figure it all. It isn’t about pessimism, after the Denver series only a stam or someone delusional to believe this is the right core to compete for the NBA title. The good thing is it isn’t that far, but need a lot of small adjustments taking into account the new players overall aren’t producing like we need and the returning players that at some point faded in playoffs already did it this season because historically it is what they do.