Is a game really a game if the head coach treats it like an open scrimmage at the YMCA and wants to give everyone some run? Is a game really a game when the two least dangerous offensive players are the only two to find any actual offensive success? Well, I can tell you that Detroit’s 125-111 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers counts in the standings all the same.
I’m not sure what the game plan was going into the night, but it was clear early in the second quarter head coach Monty Williams had decided to basically punt on the night after his starters delivered nothing on either end of the floor, and he started cycling through nearly his entire roster.