Coming off a much-needed win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers headed to FTX Arena to take on the Miami Heat.
What the Lakers badly need, especially without the injured Anthony Davis, is wins in bunches, but they were unable to start a winning streak on Wednesday.
What killed them the most was 24 turnovers that led to 31 Miami points. The Lakers actually outrebounded the Heat, 44-37, but they gave up 10 offensive rebounds, which were also a sore spot.
Los Angeles was competitive early, but it started falling behind late in the first quarter and trailed by as many as 22 in the third quarter. The team rallied in the fourth quarter and drew within seven with four minutes left, but it was too little, too late in a 112-98 loss.