Rui Hachimura scoring 29 points on 11-for-14 shooting and Reaves scoring 23 points on eight-for-13 should be considered outliers; Los Angeles wouldn’t have won without them.
Tyus Jones will act as a lead facilitator, Luke Kennard will also play increased time, and the starters’ scoring responsibilities will vault if Morant is ruled out.
Robinson re-entered the rotation to start the second half in Herro’s stead Sunday but played just 6.4 minutes as the rotation condensed, and Victor Oladipo wasn’t utilized.
Holiday could similarly play a heightened facilitating role, but Middleton and Portis should again be increasingly featured in the offense with more favorable matchups than Holiday.
Succeeding in what were previously strengths will be essential for them to recover in this series—Towns and Edwards scoring more in the paint, in particular, is needed.
Jokic played through a sprained right wrist in October, logging reduced 22.8% usage and 36.2% assist rates while shooting 21.1% from three during the first seven games of the season.
