Adam Pantozzi-NBAE Author
With Anthony Davis out for Game 5, head coach Frank Vogel opted to start veteran Markieff Morris in his place. Morris had thrived as a starter in Davis’ absence earlier this season and he did hit the first three of the game.
Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Lakers, things went downhill from there and what resulted was their worst loss of the season in Game 5 to the Phoenix Suns.
Now on the brink of elimination, the team must turn around and be ready to go for Game 6 or their season will end in major disappointment. In order for that to happen, everyone will need to step up and many eyes will be on Dennis Schroder, who went scoreless in the Game 5 defeat.
With Anthony Davis sidelined, the Lakers fell behind by 30 at the half and lost 115-85 to the Suns on Tuesday night to fall behind 3-2 in their first-round series.
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Marc Gasol Believes Lakers Need To Play With Better Pace Offensively To Avoid Scoring Droughts
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The Los Angeles Lakers are no stranger to scoring droughts. It seems like almost every game, the Lakers go a very long time without scoring or hitting any shots, and it happened again in Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns. With Anthony Davis out for the game and Kyle Kuzma, Marc Gasol and Markieff Morris attempting to take his place, L.A. had an abysmal third quarter.
The Lakers scored just four points in the first four minutes of the frame and finished with 15 points total. They lost 27-15, a 12-point margin during a game in which they lost by eight. Defensively, they weren’t horrible, but a resurgent Chris Paul made things difficult. They simply could not make shots or get any good opportunities at the rim.