Los Angeles Lakers: 4 Lessons from the win over the Miami Heat

Kyle Kuzma needs patience. KCP, we’ll see you next Thursday

Lake Show Life preaches patience with Kyle Kuzma. The comment section has been full of questions of what’s wrong with Kuz. For the most part, Kyle Kuzma has been rusty since he returned to the court. It looks like we will be working hard to defend him after this game.

He looked especially bad against the Heat. Kuzma scored only 7 points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field. His 1-of-7 shooting from behind the arc shows that he might need to start bringing his problems inside, meaning driving the ball to the basket like he did in Chicago. Bad shooting aside, turning the ball over a game-high four times can’t happen.

There are questions on the effectiveness of Kuzma starting as opposed to coming off the bench. If he can’t make 3-point shots, his impact offensively with James and Davis are on the floor will be non-existent. The message is clear, for his sake and the team’s, Kyle Kuzma had better start hitting shots. Quick.

As for KCP. Well as they say, film don’t lie.

https://twitter.com/shaqtin/status/1193041907649335301

How much does anyone wanna bet that he’ll be on Inside The NBA on Thursday night? The comment section is below. Any takers?

In other news, Yahoo Sports! Chris Haynes has big news on Rajon Rondo.

The Los Angeles Lakers don’t have long to enjoy the victory. They can match their longest win streak since the 2010-11 season on Sunday. The World Champion Toronto Raptors come to town fresh off a victory Friday night. Kawhi Leonard is gone but Pascal Siakam is still there. He dropped 44 points on the Pelicans.  The Raptors are 6-2 on the season which ranks third in the Eastern Conference. They’ll be a good test for the Lakers who are starting a long home stretch.