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Dan Woike: McGee still has a lot to play for, even if the Lakers don't

LOS ANGELES_Alfonso McKinnie, the reserve forward the Warriors unearthed from the NBA's G-League (after stints in Mexico and Luxembourg), split through the Lakers' defense like a knife through room-temperature butter for a two-handed dunk to put his team up 23 points.

Referee Kevin Cutler, who was trailing the play, looked over at the Lakers bench like he knew Luke Walton was about to call a timeout. After all, McKinnie's basket came with four minutes left - in the first quarter.

It was so easy to see what the Golden State

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