Bodies were flying, players went scrambling for the ball, and the Super Bowl was still four hours away from kickoff.
The Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder might as well have worn shoulder pads to Sunday’s game, as they engaged in the most physical contest of L.A.’s season.
The line of scrimmage was wherever Julius Randle and Carmelo Anthony decided to lock horns, as the Lakers’ power forward took his game right to the future Hall of Famer.
Randle absolutely bullied the matchup, finishing the Lakers’ victory with 19 points while Anthony shot just 3-of-13 from the field.