Los Angeles Lakers point guard Isaiah Thomas missed a go-ahead jumper with time expiring in Friday night's 92-91 loss to the Miami Heat. Less than one hour after the game, the crafty ball-handler was seen honing his shot on the practice court.
LA #Lakers guard Isaiah Thomas was putting in some work after Friday night's loss to the Miami #Heat. Heres IT less than an hour after the game already back in the gym. pic.twitter.com/3D6ECc55nb
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) March 17, 2018
Late in the fourth quarter, Kyle Kuzma knocked down a three-pointer to give the Lakers a 91-90 lead. However, Heat guard Goran Dragic answered with a 10-foot floater in the lane, which gave his team a one-point advantage. The Lakers then called a timeout with 7.5 seconds remaining on the clock. On the ensuing possession, Thomas missed a game-winning fader near the elbow.
“Yeah, I thought it was going in,” Thomas told ClutchPoints after Friday night's loss. “It was just short. I got a good look and I got the separation that I wanted, it just fell short.”
After Friday's game, Lakers head coach Luke Walton revealed that the team's final play was designed for Julius Randle, who led Los Angeles in scoring with 25 points and 12 rebounds.
“The guy defending (Lonzo Ball) did a good job of leaving and denying Julius,” coach Walton said. “We couldn’t get the ball in. Isaiah got a clean look though. We can’t complain about that. I think he was probably a little cold. He had been on the bench for a while but if you get an open look for someone like IT at the end like that, you live with that.”
In his 27 minutes of action against the Heat on Friday night, Thomas, now 29 years of age, scored just five points on 1-9 shooting from the field (0-2 from beyond the arc), three assists and two rebounds.
The Lakers are set to kick off a four-game road trip on Monday with a matchup against the Indiana Pacers. Tip-off inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST.
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