Hollinger: Yes, the Lakers are top-heavy, but they are not bottom-light

Hollinger: Yes, the Lakers are top-heavy, but they are not bottom-light https://t.co/L3wQ1Kgcq4

— LakerTom (@LakerTom) October 7, 2020

Want to know the defining moment of these NBA Finals? If you blinked you might have missed it.

With 6:33 left in the second quarter of Tuesday’s Game 4, LeBron James checked out for the Lakers to take his usual rest. At the time the Lakers were already down five, and one thought perhaps the Heat could take a commanding lead over the next few minutes.

Four minutes later James checked back in … and the Lakers were winning. L.A. outscored Miami 12-6 in the time James sat out, regaining a bit of control in a game that seemed on edge of slipping away.

Big deal, you say? I understand. On the surface, it was another superstar-driven performance by the Lakers in Game 4. James and Anthony Davis, their incredible superstar combo, combined for 50 points, 21 rebounds, 12 assists and four blocks in the Lakers’ 102-96 win. L.A.’s dynamic duo had nearly half the team’s points, exactly half the rebounds and assists, and all the blocks. Surely, they were the lead story.