The script has officially flipped in Los Angeles. Once a resilient team that would rally back from 20-point deficits, the Lakers are on the opposite end of that scenario. Their latest underwhelming performance came in the fourth quarter of last night’s game in Miami.
The Lakers held Hassan Whiteside and the Miami Heat to just 17 points in the first quarter, but were unable to keep the momentum going throughout the game. Sound familiar? It should.
Perhaps the most frustrating thing about all of this is the fact the west is wide open right now. The teams that the Lakers needed to lose are losing, but that doesn’t help much when they’re losing too.