Andrew Schlecht

And somehow we're at a nine-point game.

You're like, oh, okay, now we can play basketball.

And the Lakers never did, partly because Austin Reeves tweaked his back.

Yeah.

You know, in the first quarter, the hamstring injury happens to Luka.

They checked both of them out at halftime.

So they were both okay to go.

was not okay with Luka.

And then Reeves, I really just don't think should have played the rest of that game.

I agree.

He was not right.

And even though he scored a little bit, he was hurting them so much.

The turnovers, the non-existent defense was killer because the Thunder got whatever they wanted offensively.

They were picking them apart from the beginning.

And the fact that you could just pick on Austin Reeves whenever you wanted...

Partly because he's not a great defender and then partly because he's not a great defender and injured is a double whammy there.

I mean, for the Lakers, a much more important thing than seeding is getting to the playoffs healthy.

You know, one way or another, you're going to have to play a really good team.

You know, whether that be in round one or round two, like you're in the Western Conference and you are going to be competing with a team that's at a very, very high level, no matter where you end up in the standings.

But truly what matters most is like getting these guys healthy more than getting them the three seed.