I got this perspective from my nephew ( #1 Clipper fan & family disappointment lol) regarding the 3/4 seed. Playing Dallas & Utah is preferable to playing LA/GSW/POR and PHX in rounds 1 & 2. Clips know they can get in Luka’s head like they did last year and by all his techs this year it seems like he hasn’t matured all that much. And nobody fears Utah. Also both teams have injury issues with PoorZingus & Spida. I hate ducking teams & attempting to manipulate the seedings but the 4 seed looks like the easier path.
Lakers win a double OT thriller over the Pistons, 135-129
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February 6, 2021 3 Comments
Watching this game was like pulling teeth, but a win is a win so I’ll take it.
LOL. Glad LeBron had a pair of dagger threes left to close this game. Credit to Pistons for taking Lakers to the limit twice.
Pulling teeth? Hahaha, that’s really funny. But that is the perfect description of the game. Those unforced turnovers were very irritating and frustrating. The Lakers were caught flat-footed and couldn’t gain any traction at all.