MYaxel Lendeborg just dropped 37 on the Clippers.
LMost by a Warriors rookie since Steph Curry in 2010.
MThe official NBA account on X posted the clip. Six threes, six assists, a career high.
LThirteen-for-nineteen from the floor. That's not a fluke, that's a statement.
MIt's one game. The Clippers were missing bodies.
LThey still had to guard him. After the third three, Steph was losing it on the bench.
MSteph's reaction to the sixth three is the best part.
LYou love the reaction? I love the 37 points!
MI love the confidence. But I've seen random guys get hot in one game.
LThis isn't random. Warriors are fighting for seeding, and a rookie just closed out a win.
MHe was good. I'm not putting him in the rafters yet.
LNobody said rafters. I said rotation lock.
MHe's been up and down all season. One big night doesn't erase the inconsistency.
LCan you just enjoy the best rookie line Golden State has had in a decade?
MThe minute he goes two-for-eleven, those same fans will want him cut.
LThat's not an argument, that's a mood swing.
MFair. The Steph reaction was the real highlight.
LFour straight wins, and this kid led the way. Give him that.
LDifferent sport, worse idea: Andrew Wagner on X posted that 12.2 million viewers proves the ALDS and NLCS should've been ignored.
MRight, just hand the Yankees and Dodgers a World Series spot. Why play?
LHe's being sarcastic, but the argument is real: baseball only draws when the big brands are in it.
MThen make the small brands worth watching. Don't rig the bracket.
LYou can't force markets to care. People want Yankees-Dodgers.
MSo we cancel the playoffs? That's the dumbest thing I've heard all morning.
LI'm not saying cancel. I'm saying TV money follows big markets, and you can't ignore it.
MYou can ignore it when the trophy is on the line. Earn it on the field.
LIt's already run by money. Broadcast partners already influence the schedule.
MSchedule, sure. Not the winner.
LHe's not picking a winner. He's saying the system already favors big markets, so stop pretending it's pure.
MIt favors them because they spend and develop. That's earned, not a TV gimmick.
LSo you admit big markets run baseball, but you don't want the league to lean into it?
MI want the league to fix blackouts. Half the country can't watch their own team.
LThat's a different argument—
MIt's the right argument. More access, not manufactured matchups.
LAccess matters, sure. But put every game on free TV, a Royals-Pirates World Series still won't draw 12 million.
MThen let it draw 12 million and still be legitimate. Not every year is about maximizing the number.
LYou are such a purist.
MAnd you're a ratings guy in disguise.
LI'm a realist. The audience wants the big brands.
MThe audience also wants wins to matter. Handing the Yankees and Dodgers a spot makes the sport a TV show.
LIt's already a TV show!
MOnly if you treat it like one. I don't.
LRealist or defeatist? The moment ratings decide the champion, I'm out.
MYou're not out. You'll watch.
LYeah, I'll watch. That's the problem.