[Thespiralgoeson]

KP should have come back in the game sooner. No question about that. This is a common frustration I share throughout the season. Still, today's blown lead notwithstanding, this team of arguably subpar talent has been playing incredibly well together, both with and without our superstar. Yeah they blew a massive lead and choked a random road game in Toronto. They also beat the best team in the league on the road with best player in the world going off for 48. And they flat out punked the Sixers on their homecourt. And they were competitive against Miami and Boston. So 2-2 on this brutal road trip against the elite teams of the East says more in Carlisle's favor than a blown 30 point lead without Luka says against him IMO. They probably should be 0-4, but they have been overachieving. That's why I feel like today's game was what you call a market correction. It's a dose of reality that reminds us that the team outside of Luka still isn't that good.