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Nicolas Batum has a player option for $4.9 million, but is expected to return.

Nicolas Batum also has a player option for $4.9 million and has a June 29 deadline to make a decision.

“If they want me to,” Batum said.

Lue made a change to his lineup, inserting Derrick Jones Jr. as a starter in place of Kris Dunn and then starting Nicolas Batum in the third quarter over Jones, which was a sign to his team that he was willing to do what’s necessary in a Game 7.

“In a Game 7, there are no tactics,” Batum said.