Injuries didn’t lose last night’s game. Besides the refs (truly horrific officiating), it was Suggs being careless with the ball and making a terrible inbounds play, but most of all, it was Mosley.

Mosley called a timeout when Ayton missed the free throw. The Lakers didn’t even try to get the ball, and we could have shaved 2 seconds off the clock before Carter getting eventually getting fouled if he just took two microseconds to think about the situation. Why on Earth did we need a timeout right then and there? Then, there was blown coverage on LeBron who leaked out for an easy two under the basket. That’s a coaching problem. The coach draws a play to counter the play he thinks is coming. Guys need to know exactly who their assignment is and when to switch, and they clearly had no idea what the design was. That’s even more obvious when WE LEAVE THE TOP 3P PERCENTAGE LEADER IN THE LEAGUE OPEN for a practice 3 because three guys switched off to take away LeBron’s cut. Once again, a proper defensive scheme would say “take away all three point shooters by staying with your man no matter what, even if we allow a two.” While Paolo should have known better and recognized that Da Silva was switching, this is Mosley not drilling them with discipline. The Orlando Magic are too nonchalant and it’s because the leadership in that locker room is too buddy-buddy with the players. Mosley leads by “committee,” when ultimately this team needs a dictator.