J-ALL-DAY Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Nobellythrower said: If ham keeps playing rui on jokic, denver going to figure it out, they kinda did and just pnr It's not about figuring it out. Jokic is going to get his but putting Rui on Jokic takes away Jokic's ball handling at the top of the key and it allows AD to clean up the board and be a shot blocking disruptor. But this will only work for stretches as AD will still be the primary defender on Jokic and will need to find a way to be more effective in single coverage. Bigger issue for Denver is goin to be preventing the Lakers guards to get to the lane. That just opens up the AD floater if Jokic helps off. They need to figure that out first and foremost. Murray can't just keep switching out on Bron and they may need to start trapping and doubling on those screens and give someone like Rui or Schroder the wide open three. It is a make or miss league and the Lakers are essentially relying on that by leaving Green/Gordon/Braun wide open themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwinning Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Feeling really confident in the Lakers going into game 2. The Rui on Jokic matchup will work in spurts. Can't have that the whole game, because Jokic will figure it out. Just have to keep different looks on Jokic and make it as tough as possible. That dude is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 13 hours ago, RandyMossIsBoss said: Nice to finally get a game 1 off of Lakers. Scary how it was even close despite Nuggets hitting everything from deep. AD playing off Jokic and leaving Gordon so he can protect paint will force us to sit Gordon at this rate cause can’t just have AD roaming. Lakers kinda hit everything too. Nuggets defense needs to tighten up but I think both teams and fanbases probably can leave that game feeling good about g2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 hour ago, champ11 said: Lakers kinda hit everything too. Nuggets defense needs to tighten up but I think both teams and fanbases probably can leave that game feeling good about g2 Yep, the Lakers hit damn near everything in the 2nd half. Game 2 is going to be more of a defensive grind, similar to Nuggets/Suns game 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) lakers going back to their original starting lineup with vando instead of dennis wonder if it is to guard murray to jokic Edited May 19, 2023 by 11sanchez11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Lakers better get Russell out the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 JVG and Jackson are so annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 It's Brucey's time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Just now, 11sanchez11 said: JVG and Jackson are so annoying I can't tell which one is throwing a tantrum over the players getting annoyed by the late whistles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 Good lord these Lakers whistles are crazy. Just run into someone and throw your head back, guaranteed foul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartica4Real Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 @jrry32 did nothing wrong, the fix is in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Spartica4Real said: @jrry32 did nothing wrong, the fix is in What did I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC421/ Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Gotta get Lakers back into that 40 free throw range of course. There excellent at drawing contact regardless who’s playing if you hadn’t herd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Sure looked like Jokic got fouled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 Shut up JVG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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