The Lakers dropped the final game of their annual Grammy road trip 97-107 to the defending champion Miami Heat.
I missed the first half of the game today, but was able to glean some tidbits by watching the second half. It's a well known fact that the Lakers are built on their size. They're rarely going to beat a team on athleticism, and especially not a team like the Heat. Unfortunately for them most of their size is back in LA recovering from injury (Gasol and Hill). The big man that they do have playing isn't close to 100% and needs surgery himself. Not that anybody will feel sorry for them, it is what it is. The Lakers were heavily out rebounded by the Heat leading to many second chance points.
This game was pretty close to the storyline of the Lakers vs Heat game back in LA earlier in the year. It was close until about the final 3 minutes in the 4th when the Lakers' turnovers got the Heat out in transition for easy scores. And that was the ball game.
They finish up the road trip 4-3 which isn't bad, but it's not great either. And they need great right now. Their next opponent is Phoenix on Tuesday. The Lakers need to put this one behind them and just focus on getting that next win.
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