The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are in another big primetime game. Last year, LeBron James led the Lake Show over the Dubs in a narrow victory for the 7th seed in the 2021 play-in tournament. Golden State was wounded by that narrow defeat, ultimately missing the postseason after running out of gas the next game against the upstart Memphis Grizzlies.
If not for a King James dagger over an incredulous Stephen Curry, the Warriors may have fought into the postseason with a duct-taped roster missing Klay Thompson and many others.