I’m not sure what that is supposed to accomplish when the issue they have is vets on big contracts coasting through the regular season and sitting out whenever. Somehow I don’t think the proposed prize of 500k each is going to motivate or fix any of that.

Good 1st quarter

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You can blame LeBron now if they lose by two. LMAO

I say this basically every other game, but AD might want to show up offensively at some point if the Lakers want to win this game.

I swear a few years ago Shroder used to be pretty good.

So far Lakers are defying my expectations of this game. Rui is playing great

Running the offense through Reaves and Rui is...unexpected.

Philly wanted a head on a stake and they weren't gonna blame their two young guys....

But excising Butler over Simmons probably cost them a banner. It's one of those all time gaffes that has stayed largely under the radar. Unless you're a Philly fan.

Game still feels like a coin flip. LA may not have another gear without Davis waking up and he just rarely does that in-game. Denver, OTOH, feels like they have more to give.

Porter just runs right over Reaves who was set for an hour and it is somehow a defensive foul. Interesting.

That was the most obvious charge call I've ever seen.

I'll always maintain that Philly was the best team the Raptors played in their 2019 run (out of the Warriors, Bucks, and 76ers). The fact that they broke that team up right after was bizarre to me, but you've probably hit on part of the reason for doing so.

And in effect, they chose Tobias Harris over Jimmy, not Simmons (who they were keeping no matter what):

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Some interesting calls the last few minutes to keep the game close for sure, Lakers could easily be up by double digits.

The Lakers are just awful at transition defense. Half the battle is just giving a shit.