Media

Markieff Morris offers confident message to his haters after Lakers lose Game 5

Published by
Peter Dewey

The Los Angeles Lakers were unable to close out the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday night.

Los Angeles fell to Miami 111-108, as it missed an opportunity late to win the game.

Danny Green missed a wide open 3-pointer and forward Markieff Morris turned the ball over to seal the Lakers’ loss.

Morris took to Twitter on Saturday to share a message after the loss.

The Lakers acquired Morris during the middle of the 2019-20 regular season.

He appeared in 14 games for Los Angeles during the regular season and averaged 5.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

The Lakers will need Morris to bounce back for Game 6 if they want to win the NBA Finals.

The Heat have the ability to force a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday, so having Morris and the rest of the teams fully focused will be key for the Lakers to win.

Peter Dewey

Peter is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where he covered the MAAC and college basketball for three years. He has worked for NBC Sports, the Connecticut Sun and the Meriden Record-Journal covering basketball and other major sports. Follow him on Twitter @peterdewey2.

Published by
Peter Dewey

Recent Posts

Darvin Ham apparently felt like Lakers starter was ’s—ting the bed’ in 10 straight games earlier this season

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham commented on the challenge of having so many…

April 30, 2024

Nick Young says Lakers would’ve eliminated Nuggets had they picked Dennis Schroder over Gabe Vincent in offseason

Former Los Angeles Lakers player Nick Young believes that the team would have eliminated the…

April 30, 2024

Rich Paul says he’s LeBron’s biggest critic: ‘When I have an issue…I go get in front of him’

Rich Paul — a longtime agent and friend of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James…

April 29, 2024

Dwight Howard implies LeBron James is 3 wins away from becoming the G.O.A.T.

Any discussion about the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) in the NBA should involve Los…

April 28, 2024

Former Warriors coach would cancel Game 4 of Lakers-Nuggets series if he were NBA commissioner

Mark Jackson — who served as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors for…

April 27, 2024

NFL legend calls out Lakers for having more pride in winning In-Season Tournament than current series

The Los Angeles Lakers looked like dark horse contenders for the NBA championship earlier this…

April 26, 2024