Vaughn wanted to rest all the guys because of injuries and the schedule. They called up a couple of g-league guys before the game. Played Royce, Mikal, and Cam for 1Q then rested and just went to third stringers/g-league guys. Mikal played to keep his streak alive, but it was known before the...
Good post btw - all your points are valid and I don't really disagree with much. I just don't think THIS year is the end of the dynasty. There's definitely questions, but I think it's easy to look at it from a glass half-empty perspective since they just lost.
With their core still intact...