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Aloha,

Not only did the Lakers blow out OKC, but the Rockers beat the Warriors and the Pacers beat the Nuggets. The Lakers need to go 2-2 to secure the 3rd seed. Of course that’s not going to be easy. We have another against OKC and Rockets and of course AD will be super motivated when we play the Mavs. Of course so will Luka.

I have to admit I thought we were going to lose this one. Boy was I really wrong. The shooting was exceptional. We tied a team record with 22 made 3’s and shot 55% from 3. But that is not why we blew them out. It was our defense and rebounding that did that.

Having both Lebron and Rui healthy and available is very important to our small ball defense. That was part of the reason our defense suffered when they were out. Jax only played 13 minutes yet their big combine for only 19 points and 9 rebounds. Actually that was the key with only SGA actually hurting us. And he never shot a free throw which is remarkable.

About the only thing we did poorly was turnovers. We had 17 turnovers for 22 points.

If we can continue to play that kind of defense, rebound, try and Limit turnovers and get the scoring support from Gabe and DFS like today, we are going to be a hard team to beat.

I was hoping to split with OKC but now I’m greedy and want us to get the next one. I suspect it will be hard fought game unlike today. But a one point win is just fine with me.

Go Lakers.