Zach Lowe

Both these teams understand, I have met an equal.

I have met a peer.

This team can beat me.

This team can send me home.

Every single possession, every single loose ball must be approached with like a thousand percent urgency.

And then you have guys that are also doing stuff out of their comfort zone because this equal, this peer takes all the stuff that's easy for us away.

And suddenly Lou Dort has to drive and take mid range jumpers.

Suddenly Keldon Johnson has to set screens in the pick and roll and make plays out of the short roll in the four on three, because that's the best offense they have.

That's the surprise attack.

And they got,

If you remember, a quick three for Champagny with like three minutes left in the game that I think would have cut it to two.

Maybe to three.

I can't remember that.

He missed off of that Kelvin Johnson action.

All of that is just...

It's just such great theater.

And yet you also wonder, is the sheer effort level required, the sheer speed and athleticism having some impact on these like leg strain injuries that are happening?

But outside of that, to watch these two teams who beat the shit out of everyone all season have to dig this deep against each other is just unbelievable sports theater.

sitting there watching that being like is this is this happening they go up 10 the cell hits a three shame is they go into prevent offense a little bit the thunder do shame misses along to victor gets an immediate baseline spin move post up score it's down to five shea commits the hook offensive foul with like and then there's like oh my god there's a minute and a half left in the game is this happening anyway i'm so i just like was was giddy watching this like stretch run

It's not Wallace.