Question: is there anyone on the Lakers who can handle the sheer beefage of one Domantas Sabonis?
Answer: no, especially not Jabroni Lames (alternate name: NoDefense SuckBalls), White Coward (name also applicable to Alex Caruso), Anthony Davis (who was so scared of this matchup that he feigned injury just to avoid it), or JaFail DickPee.
Real talk, my opinion of JaVale McGee went down about 250 respect units when I saw him just get bodied out of the way while Sabonis was taking it to the rim. I used to think that guy was good, can you believe that? But after seeing him crumple in the face of Dabonis’ manly, beefed-out shoulders, I can see why Shaq would make fun of him so much. Shaq never would’ve let Sabonis (who isn’t even that tall for a bigman) push him under the basket like that. At least, not this Sabonis. Maybe the other one, who had the same (or more) strength as his son in a much bigger package.
The Pacers showed a bit of a gameplan to beating the Lakers; go in the paint and beef it up. With extra beef. They barely pulled this one out even with Sabonis pouring in 26 beefy points, but they did, and now everyone can stop talking about the Lakers like they’re an unbeatable juggernaut. If they can lose to a random East playoff team, there’s no telling who they could lose to next. Probably the Bucks, but possible also the Knicks.