DALLAS —
The championship was celebrated, the Lakers’ early-season goal accomplished this past weekend in Las Vegas.
The in-season tournament served as the catalyst for the Lakers’ early season turnaround, a competition that showed the Lakers that they could dominate big games and that they had the kind of elite defensive capabilities that give their hopes for the main championship credibility.
But with that all over, the experience ending with a banner in the rafters and a cash injection into their bank accounts, the Lakers have to get back to regular old basketball.
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So, there was always going to be a little bit of “Now what?