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Would give anything for Vince Carter to charge in (ala Kobe) for an offensive rebound on a FTA while Adams and Gibson block out for an uncontested Westbrook, then slam it home. Then see whether ESPN shows that highlight and whether Shaq fools it on TNT. Ideally he comes down the middle of the lane and jumps over Westbrook.
so is lue leaving lebron in because he's stupid or...? i'll never understand coaches leaving star players in in blowouts. risking an injury with 4 games to go before the playoffs is just nonsensical. popovich has been a master of resting players, especially in blowouts, and extending careers. i guess lue wants to make sure lebron's is as short as possible. you play lebron the 2nd most minutes in the league for a team that didn't give a crap all regular season when you should rest if you don't give a crap. now here you have lebron (and irving and love) in late in a game that's 25 points when you should be resting for the playoffs. i realize they weren't hard minutes as everyone was just coasting but just so stupid to leave him (them) in.
Why did Kawhi only play 14 min? Seems kinda pointless to make him dress and go through the motions if the plan was to get rest. And it looks like Steph remembered how to be Steph again. They're really about to get Durant back to play the Harrison Barnes role...
But that was dumb of the Lakers. They won another game and the Suns are continuing their tankjob for the 2nd worst record. If the Lakers wind up with the 3rd worst record in the league, there's a decent chance their pick isn't in the Top 3 in which case they're screwed.