Bill Macdonald leaped into rise-and-fire mode.
The reliably upbeat Lakers’ play-by-play man for Spectrum SportsNet apparently had seen enough as the team stumbled into halftime against the Clippers last Tuesday night trailing 70-40, punctuated by an uncontested 3-point basket on the final play before the first-half buzzer.
“And they give Chris Paul a wide-open look … A WIDE … OPEN … LOOK ... Nobody picked up Chris Paul. NOBODY picked up the ball … And that ends an AWFUL half for the Lakers …”
Three nights later, Stu Lantz also found a reason to raise his voice.