The Lakers' swift collapse is done, plus a scary incident in Pittsburgh |

01/05/2025 12:18 - The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Release a statement today. There is nothing more basic in the sporting world than the consequences of one game. A loss that ends a season, a months-long effort from an entire group of people, snuffed out at a single point.  Elimination was our common theme in last night's NBA and NHL playoffs. The losers, as follows:  The Lakers are done after a 103-96 loss, and it's a minor shock. Throughout their five-game series with the...