Game ID: 22300036
Los Angeles Lakers @ Portland Trail Blazers
Friday, November 17, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Moda Center, Portland, OR
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
POR 23 27 25 20 95LAL 30 30 22 25 107
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
POR availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Simons missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 4 since 10/30, returns tonight: 9 min (42% of 22)
OUT Rupert missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 4 since 10/30, returns tonight: 8 min (68% of 11)
NEW Sharpe 33 to 41 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Simons missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 3 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 9 min since (42% of 22)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 41 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 4 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 6 since 10/30, returns tonight: 3 min (16% of 16)
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 6 min since (28% of 22)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 42 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 5 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 5 min since (23% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Mays 17 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 10 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 6 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (37% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Sharpe 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Mays 17 to 30 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 11 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 7 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (35% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 4 min since (39% of 11)
NEW Mays 17 to 31 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 12 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 5 since 11/12, returns tonight: 25 min (87% of 29)
OUT Henderson missed 8 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 6 min since (35% of 16)
NEW Mays 17 to 29 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 13 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 9 since 11/03, returns tonight: 17 min (59% of 28)
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 5 min since (29% of 16)
NEW Mays 17 to 27 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/26 · 3 days' restOUT Simons missed 14 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 24 min since (85% of 29)
BACK Henderson back 11/22 after 9, 17 min since (59% of 28)
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (94% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (157% of 14)
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 27 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 23 min since (85% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (157% of 14)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 32 min since (119% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Christie 14 to 20 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (95% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 27 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 26 and Sharpe at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (10 straight), Brogdon (3 straight), Henderson (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 24 and Russell at 21 a game. Without Vincent (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 41 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the line, where the Lakers take 28 free throws a game to Portland's 18. Call it Portland 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/08 @ SAC 118-121 — POR notes
POR lost 118-121 in 1 overtime. POR shot 51% (44 of 87) to SAC's 46%, 8 of 22 from three, and got to the line 29 times to SAC's 38. The glass went 36-50 against them. Grant led with 38 (12 of 25, 5 of 8 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Ayton added 18, Sharpe 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-22, turning a 5-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 99-87 against them. Walker's -12 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ LAL 110-116 — POR notes
POR lost 110-116. POR shot 50% (45 of 90) to LAL's 49%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 9 times against 25 fouls committed. POR turned it over 15 times to LAL's 9, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. Grant led with 23 (8 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Sharpe added 19, Mays 15. Q4 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 91-80 against them. Ayton's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 @ UTA 99-115 — POR notes
POR lost 99-115. POR shot 42% (37 of 88) to UTA's 46%, 11 of 35 from three. POR turned it over 17 times to UTA's 12, and UTA turned those into 11 steals. Grant led with 26 (10 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Ayton added 22, Sharpe 17. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. Bouyea's -17 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 vs CLE 95-109 — POR notes
POR lost 95-109. POR took 16 more shots (91 to 75), but shot 37% to CLE's 56%, 13 of 38 from three. POR turned it over 12 times to CLE's 17. The glass went 30-47 against them. Grant led with 17 (7 of 17, 1 of 6 from three); Reath added 16, Mays 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 81-67 against them. Sharpe's -27 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs LAL 95-107 — POR notes
POR lost 95-107. POR took 8 more shots (89 to 81), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to LAL's 49%, 10 of 37 from three. Grant led with 24 (8 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Sharpe added 17, Ayton 17. Q3 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 10 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 85-70 against them. Grant's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 26 and Sharpe at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (11 straight), Brogdon (4 straight), Henderson (7 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Portland's 114. Call it OKC 113, Portland 108.
11/21 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 35 and Booker at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Beal (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Sharpe at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Simons (12 straight), Brogdon (5 straight), Henderson (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 44 percent from three to Portland's 31 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and Portland minus-7. Call it Phoenix 119, Portland 108, Phoenix by 11.
11/22 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Ayton at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (13 straight), Henderson (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 24 and Markkanen at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (6 straight), Hendricks (13 straight), Sensabaugh (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Portland minus-8 and the defense, Portland allowing 117 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Utah 116, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
11/26 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 120, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Crowder (7 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 22 and Ayton at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (14 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-7 a night and Portland minus-8 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Milwaukee's 10. Call it Milwaukee 121, Portland 110, Milwaukee by 11.
11/10 @ PHX 122-119 — LAL notes
LAL won 122-119. LAL shot 50% (42 of 84) to PHX's 45%, 12 of 27 from three, and went to the line 34 times to PHX's 27 — 26 points from the stripe to their 20. James led with 32 (11 of 17, 3 of 4 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Russell added 19, Davis 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: LAL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 3. LAL trailed 55-63 at the half and won the second half 67-56.
11/12 vs POR 116-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 116-110. LAL shot 49% (41 of 84) to POR's 50%, 4 of 19 from three, and went to the line 37 times to POR's 9 — 30 points from the stripe to their 7. LAL turned it over 9 times to POR's 15. Davis led with 30 (10 of 20, 10 of 12 at the line); Hachimura added 19, Reddish 18. The hinge was Q3, 35-23: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 11. LAL trailed 56-57 at the half and won the second half 60-53. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/14 vs MEM 134-107 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-107. LAL shot 58% (47 of 81) to MEM's 37%, 22 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MEM's 12 — 18 points from the stripe to their 9. LAL turned it over 18 times to MEM's 9, and MEM turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 54-33 for them. Russell led with 24 (8 of 12, 6 of 8 from three); Hachimura added 23, Davis 19. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 11 became 23, and the lead reached 31. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/15 vs SAC 110-125 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-125. LAL shot 51% (42 of 83) to SAC's 50%, 11 of 29 from three. LAL turned it over 23 times to SAC's 15, and SAC turned those into 20 steals. James led with 28 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Russell added 28, Reddish 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 24 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 104-80 against them. Prince's -24 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 @ POR 107-95 — LAL notes
LAL won 107-95. LAL shot 49% (40 of 81) to POR's 40%, 12 of 29 from three. James led with 35 (13 of 22, 5 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Davis added 16, Russell 14. The hinge was Q1, 30-23: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 17. James was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/19 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 44 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 28 and Russell at 19 a game. Without Vincent (9 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Ja. Green at 21 a game. Without Thompson (6 straight), Whitmore (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 44 percent from three to Houston's 36 and the defense, Houston allowing 100 a night to the Lakers' 111. Call it Houston 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/21 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 29 and Davis at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vincent (10 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 30 and Markkanen at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kessler (5 straight), Hendricks (12 straight), Sensabaugh (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 108 a night to Utah's 125. Call it the Lakers 120, Utah 114.
11/22 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 27 and Davis at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight), Vincent (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Dončić at 26 a game. Without Kleber (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 106 a night to Dallas's 127 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and Dallas minus-2. Call it the Lakers 120, Dallas 115.
11/25 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Garland at 25 and Eva. Mobley at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (4 straight), Okoro (9 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 29 and Davis at 18 a game. Without Vanderbilt (3 straight), Vincent (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
PORDA D. Ayton
DR D. Reath
JG J. Grant
JW J. Walker
KM K. Murray
MT M. Thybulle
SM S. Mays
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
LAL/POR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
James has 35 and Lakers stay atop In-Season Tournament group with 107-95 win at Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — LeBron James matched his season-high with 35 points and the Los Angeles Lakers handed the Portland Trail Blazers their sixth straight loss with a 107-95 victory in an In-Season Tournament game on Friday night.
Anthony Davis added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the Lakers moved to 3-0 in Group A with the victory that counts toward the regular season.
“It's an incentive for sure, this early in the season,” James said about the tournament. “We understand what's at stake, that's not saying we're putting all our eggs in one basket in the In-Season Tournament.”
Jerami Grant had 24 points for Portland. With the loss, the Blazers fell to 1-2 in the tournament and were eliminated from a shot at winning their group.
The Lakers led by as many as 17 points in the final quarter. Rui Hachimura 's 3-pointer put Los Angeles in front 97-83 with just over seven minutes left, sending fans to the exits.
James was listed as questionable with a calf contusion but he started and played with a sleeve on his calf, finishing with nine assists — seven of them in the fourth quarter. He also made five 3-pointers.
“He shot the ball extremely well tonight, he was in a great rhythm, especially from 3. Made some huge plays, big time shots for us, the kind that just slowed them down,” Davis said about James.
Los Angeles (7-6) kept its starters in until the end, because point differential matters in the group standings. The Lakers are the only undefeated Western Conference team in the tournament.
“I mean, it’s been a little topsy-turvy for us, a little inconsistency mixed in, in those first 13 games,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “But this is the early part of the season. Those first 20 games, you’re trying to figure yourselves out.”
The Lakers led by as many as 13 points in the first quarter and took a 30-23 lead into the second. They stretched it to 54-40 on D'Angelo Russell 's 3-pointer before going into halftime in front 60-50.
Grant's 3-pointer and free throw for Portland closed the gap to 63-60 early in the third. The Blazers got as closes as 68-67 on Skylar Mays ' 3.
Russell finished with 14 points for the Lakers, who were coming off a 125-110 loss to the Sacramento Kings that snapped a three-game winning streak.
“When it (the tournament) started we just started to find our rhythm, click as a team, just kind of getting things rolling," Davis said. “Obviously a tough loss a couple of days ago at Sac, and we just wanted to come back and get in the win column.”
Deandre Ayton had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the struggling and shorthanded Blazers, coming off a 109-95 loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday.
While trying to rebuild after the departure of All-Star Damian Lillard in the offseason, Portland has been beset by injuries, with starting guard Anfernee Simons (right thumb), rookie Scoot Henderson (right ankle) and Malcolm Brogdon (left hamstring) all absent.
“We’re so young. A lot of times even our walkthroughs and shootarounds, we spend most of our time talking about our concepts or things we want to do, and a little time on the Lakers or the Grizzlies or whoever,′ coach Chauncy Billups said. ”We’re still learning so much.”
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