It wasnt until 4 minutes, 37 Dirk Nowitzki Authentic Jersey seconds remained in the fourth quarter Sunday that DAngelo Russell believed the Los Angeles Lakers would actually, truly win.Thats when the on-pace-for-the-best-record-in-NBA-history Golden State Warriors pulled their starters, effectively waving the white flag in a remarkable 112-95 upset loss to the on-pace-for-the-worst-record-in-franchise-history Lakers at Staples Center.It wasnt until that point that Russell believed, because the rookie guard said he knew the Warriors could still ignite one of their patented scoring runs, leading to a flurry of points that could erase any deficit in a heartbeat. No, until those starters left the court, Russell said, it wasnt over. Not really."Heck no, he said after a 21-point performance. "Those guys, theyre good.For whatever reason, though, the 55-6 Warriors werent good enough against these 13-51 Lakers."Im just as speechless as you are about tonight, Lakers icon Kobe Bryant joked.http://www.authenticclippersshop.com/authentic-3-chris-paul-jersey.html To place the game in the proper context, consider that in terms of the difference in winning percentage between two teams (minimum 25 games into the season), Sunday marked the biggest upset in NBA history, according to Elias Sports Bureau research.It was shocking considering the defending-champion Warriors had won the first three games against the Lakers this season by an average of more than 24 points per game. The Lakers also had lost 10 of their previous 11 games overall.Of course, the Lakers were certainly thrilled with the most unlikely result, the brightest spot in the darkest season in organizations history, and it was an outcome that Lakers fans no doubt loved, as they cheered and shouted as loud and as long as they have all season.http://www.officialblazersshop.com/authentic-12-lamarcus-aldridge-jersey.html But the Lakers also seemed to appreciate that they played by far their best game of the season on a night when the vaunted Warriors played by far one of their worst.Each time it seemed like the Warriors might make a comeback run, the Lakers fought back."We got lucky a little bit on some of them, Russell said. "They were missing wide-open shots."To wit: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined to shoot 1-of-18 from 3-point range. The Warriors shot a season-worst 13.3 percent from beyond the arc. And the Warriors 4-for-30 from 3-point range marked the fourth-worst single-game effort since the 3-pointer came to the NBA in the 1979-80 season."Its just a bad performance all the way through, said Curry, who finished with 18 points on 6-of-20 shooting.http://www.officialpelicansshop.com/authentic-1-tyreke-evans-jersey.html Perhaps most startling -- the Warriors werent just missing shots; often, they werent coming close. Curry missed a wide-open layup in the second half, giving credence to the idea that it was just one of those games for the Warriors.
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