Anthony Davis and LeBron James are the Lakers' stars, but the team may throw fresh bodies at the Heat as the series continues with Game 2 tonight.
Lakers star LeBron James says addition of another alpha in Anthony Davis has been a good fit because there is no jealousy on the team.
“We’re going to play the guys that are going to help us win that stretch,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said in a videoconference Thursday. “Whether that means nine-man rotation, 10-man rotation. We want to keep fresh bodies in there as much as possible, which I probably overextended a couple guys in certain stretches [Wednesday] night. I have to be careful about that.
“But the way this [Miami] team plays, it makes sense to only use one of our bigs. That could potentially be JaVale [McGee] at some point in this series because even though we’re using Dwight’s physicality right now to start, I think [McGee’s] length could present a problem for them on the defensive end. So, everybody on our team has got to stay ready and we’ll approach each game with the combinations we feel like are going to win that game.
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