Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
The team now turns to Los Angeles, with games against the Lakers (Saturday) and Clippers (Monday) – teams they led by a respective 28 and 18 points before losing to both in the Garden a week before the All-Star break. They have sufficient memory of those two low points to convert the pain into the most successful road trip of the season, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves.