In today’s NBA, a high salaried player can be an asset in the early years of his contract but as the contract matures, sometimes the value of the player in the team erodes whether by injury, change in coaching staff or system, or a sub-par season from the player.
In this marquee match-up, defense won over the offense in a game that wasn’t decided until the last few seconds of the ball game with a gem of a ball deflection by Patrick Beverley on Lebron James.
