03/10: vs. Brooklyn 104-102 [L] (49-14)
After an impressive weekend, you'd expect a hangover after. Looking at this week, I had this game listed as a "trap game." When you think about it. The Nets made some headlines letting go of head coach Kenny Atkinson and the turmoil that surrounded the Brooklyn locker room. The Lakers are riding high after snatching back-to-back epic wins against the Bucks and the Clippers. The Nets are still fighting for a playoff spot at the back end of the weak East.
As much as the Nets are heavy underdogs here, you have to give them credit. The Lakers started the game off strong, but they became too careless this game. Turnovers and the Nets' offensive rebounding gave the Lakers all kinds of trouble. LeBron and AD filled up the stats sheets, but this was a weird game for them. AD was quiet in the first half going 1-4 from the field and LeBron's bad free throw habits came back to bite as he was 1-4 from the charity stripe. That marred yet another MVP performance from the King. The Lakers had the chance to win it as 'Bron kicked it to AD for a wide-open game-winning three...that went in and out. That last play was a microcosm of the 4th quarter because the Lakers could not buy a bucket until it was too little, too late. I was hoping for win #50 here on a TACO TUUUUUEEEEESSSSDAY! But the Nets did well to steal a game here. After all, this is the same Nets team that pulled out a gutsy win in OT at Boston just a couple of days ago. Can we get Dion Waiters active now?
Well, who would've known that last night's game against the Nets would've been the last game the Lakers would play this season until further notice? For those who have themselves quarantined from the Coronavirus pandemic and have not been keeping up, the NBA has suspended this season indefinitely. It's been a crazy couple of hours as the basketball world found out that Utah Jazz Center, Rudy Gobert, has tested positive for Coronavirus or COVID-19. The Jazz were expected to play tonight against OKC. But, the game has been called off before the game started. Tonight's Pelicans-Kings game was also called off in the wake of this. Other games that were played tonight: 76ers-Pistons, Hawks-Knicks, and Hornets-Heat have gone on as scheduled before this news broke out.
This is a landmark precedent that the NBA is taking. The previous plan was to have all games played with no fans in attendance. But Gobert has taken Defensive Player of the Year so far, he shut down the league indefinitely. The Coronavirus has created mass paranoia. You have public events canceled left and right. With the NBA doing this, this might have a domino effect on the action plans of the NFL, MLB, and NHL. When one major sports league does something, the others will definitely follow. Heck, even WrestleMania 36 in Tampa, FL is facing cancellation! And I don't even watch WWE anymore! The first two paragraphs were pre-written as always, but these next two are definitely not. Who knows when we're going to see LeBron, AD, and the Lakers in action again? It could be a very long time depending on how this situation unfolds. Until then, stay at home and practice good hygiene peeps! Wash your hands and keep sanitized at all times!
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