The two commentators continued, "That's going to leave the Raptors with very little room to operate on offense."
"There's no denying that the five-defender lineup has worked wonders in a few key moments in previous games, but you can't start the game with it."
"To put it simply, the five-defender lineup is a trump card. What's a trump card? It's something you save for the most crucial moments. If you treat it like a regular weapon, it'll be far less effective."
While the two commentators went on and on, the Raptors also saw the opposing team's starting lineup.
When the Raptors looked at the other team's starters, everyone was taken aback.
That was because the other team had made changes to their starting lineup today, too.
Guards: Aleksandar, Irving
Small Forward: King Arthur
Power Forward: Jokic
Center: Domantas Sabonis (the former Kings' Sabonis, who had given Thick Eyebrows so much trouble)
The Raptors were so surprised because their opponents had put two veteran players, Kyrie Irving and Domantas Sabonis, in the lineup today.
Sabonis was already 38 years old.
He was at retirement age.
When he played for the Knicks, he had taken the court, but most of the time he'd come off the bench as Jokic's backup.
It was hard to understand why they'd made the 38-year-old veteran their starting center in such an important Game 7 battle.
Even more astonishing, they'd made 42-year-old Kyrie Irving a starter.
Irving's speed and other attributes had fallen behind the pace of the NBA today.
The only reason he hadn't retired yet was that he'd run into some financial trouble in recent years.
Put simply, he was short on money.
The New York Knicks had signed him largely so he could mentor their younger players.
Most of this season, he'd spent sitting