Pat Bev on why the Lakers didn't win more games It wasn't basketball It was other shit but wasn't other shit that you really couldn't point out It comes and goThe vibes were sometimes on and sometimes off Inconsistent vibes leads to inconsistent play

JJ Redick on missed foul on LeBron Another night where the explanations get changed based on a win We had to overcome a lot tonight and you know exactly what i'm talking about

Howard Beck on Bams 83 A few quotes that I got in conversations with NBA coaches via text These are snippets Total bullshit Bush league Heat Culture is no more Washington should have knocked him on his ass and unfair to Wizards and Keefe meaning the coach Brian Keefe Like embarrassing

Zach Lowe on the Nuggets It does have the feel of sometimes it just doesn't come together It's on my radar it just might be the year it doesn't happen and I expected it to happen because there is legitimately a great team in here but sometimes you run out of time to find it

Shaq on the Lakers needing to intentionally miss FTs to force the game into overtime If you have to rely on that you're not going to win and not being a contender I'm used to playing for coaches who wouldn't be happy with that game

SVG LeBron really was carrying that team in Cleveland In fact the guy we had the most trouble with other than LeBron was Wally Szczerbiak No knock on Wally Szczerbiak but he is not Pau Gasol It wasn't because Kobe was necessarily better than LeBron he just had more around him

Jaylen Brown postgame And I just dont think thats basketball Like lets just play basketball Also Jaylen Brown