Dwight Howard coming off the bench for Lakers in Game 6 on Sunday

Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Dwight Howard will not be in the starting five for Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Sunday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

What It Means:

Howard will move to the bench with the Lakers making a change to Alex Caruso for Game 6. Our models expect Howard to play 14.6 minutes on Sunday.

Howard's Game 6 projection includes 5.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists, and 16.0 FanDuel points.