Dan Wolken of USA Today looked at how Gonzaga's loss to BYU was key in the Bulldogs run to the national championship game.

Wolken wrote, "it now seems BYU did the Bulldogs a favor by beating them 79-71 in one of the bigger upsets of the season. Not only did it give the Zags a useful glimpse of their basketball mortality before the one-and-done NCAA Tournament, it removed the potential hindrance of trying to make history as the first undefeated team since Indiana in 1976."

Wolken then looked at how the loss to the Cougars played out, saying, "BYU reeled off a 15-2 run to take the lead in “The Kennel,” Gonzaga’s vicious home arena, setting the stage for the first close game it had played since beating Iowa State, 73-71."

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He continued, "The key sequence occurred with less than a minute remaining. Needing a basket to tie or take the lead, guard Josh Perkins tried to dribble between two defenders but lost the ball off his leg. BYU finished off the upset with a jumper at the other end, outscoring Gonzaga 8-0 in the final two minutes."

He then quoted Bulldogs' guard Nigel Williams-Goss, who said, "(The BYU loss) let us know that when we deviate from our process and what we had done the rest of the year, we’re susceptible to losing games."

Joe Ingles could earn big payday this offseason

Dab Favale of Bleacher Report looked at some NBA free agents who could make a lot of money this offseason, and Utah Jazz small forward Joe Ingles made the list.

Favale wrote, "Joe Ingles is one of the Utah Jazz's most important players. Don't bother doubling back. You read that correctly. He isn't a feel-good afterthought or a pleasantly surprising bit piece. The Jazz need him. Every team needs a player like him."

Favale then looked at what Ingles has provided the Jazz on the floor this season, saying, "Utah doesn't hesitate to trot out Ingles as its de facto quarterback. He's shooting better than 44 percent from three-point land on looks that don't involve his holding the ball; more than 80 percent of his deep balls have come off assists. And he's defending everyone from guards and wings to power forwards."

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And finally...

It's not often that somebody gets the best of LeBron James on the basketball floor, but that's exactly what happened on this play by Paul George who beat James off the bounce and stuffed it home.

James returned the favor in the next quarter with a huge finish of his own.

The Cavaliers won the game 135-130 behind 41 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists from James. George also had a monster night with 43 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

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