1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: The Volume. 2 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 2: All right, welcome to Hoops Tonight here at the Volume, 3 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 2: Happy Monday, everybody. Round two coverage of the NBA Playoffs. 4 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 2: Here at Hoops Tonight is brought to you by Chase 5 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 2: Freedom Unlimited. How do you cash back? 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: What a game? 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: Who had Lonnie Walker saves the Lakers from Steph Curry 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 2: on their prediction card for this game? 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: Not me. 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: I had close game that the Lakers would win, but 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 2: I hadn't. 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Such an unusual game. 56 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: I predicted that the Lakers would win in a close one, 57 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 2: but like I said, it when nothing like I expected. 58 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: The Lakers. 59 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 2: I'm used to seeing them win ugly, right, Like I 60 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 2: talked about this with Colin yesterday. 61 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: But they've won. 62 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: I think this is gonna be the sixth game in 63 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: this postseason run that they've won shooting below thirty percent 64 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: from three. 65 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: This is what they do. They muck it up. It's ugly. 66 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 2: Laker fans are constantly screaming at the television for ugly, 67 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 2: stagnant offense, Lebron jacking up jumpers, guys refusing to throw 68 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: the ball to Anthony Davis in the post. It's always ugly, 69 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 2: but they just somehow find a way to win by 70 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 2: keeping the scoring low and make. 71 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: Enough plays to win. 72 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 2: At the end, it was the bizarre Lonnie Walker performance 73 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: fifteen fourth quarter points that ended up closing this deal, 74 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: which made it so unusual. We're gonna get to Lonnie, 75 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: but I want to uh, We're gonna get to him 76 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 2: in just a second. I want to start with this 77 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: dynamic between Anthony Davis and Steph because this is the 78 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 2: dynamic that the entire series hinges on. You're gonna see 79 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 2: random outlier performances across the board, right Like you get 80 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 2: a bagel from Jordan Poole, but you get a pretty 81 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: great night from Moses Moody, right Like, that's completely random. 82 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: The Lakers get absolutely nothing from D'Angelo Russell in this game, 83 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 2: one for ten from the field, but they get this 84 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 2: incredible performance from Lonnie Walker. Those sorts of things are 85 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: super random, super difficult to project forward in the series, 86 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: so I don't really see the point in focusing on 87 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 2: them from an adjustment standpoint. We will talk about them, 88 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: but I want to focus on this Anthony Davis versus 89 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: Steph Curry thing, because, like I said, that's the dynamic 90 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: that's actually determining the outcome of this series, and it 91 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: starts with this progression of pick and roll coverages. 92 00:03:58,280 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: Right. 93 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: So in the first game, the Lakers put Jared Vanderbilt 94 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 2: on Steph Curry and they put Anthony Davis on Draymond Green, 95 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: and they basically run their standard drop coverage, or they put, 96 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: excuse me, they put Anthony Davis on Kavan Looney. They 97 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: run their standard drop coverage, and the Warriors run almost 98 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 2: no pick and roll. They run their motion offense. They're 99 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: constantly being top locked and forced to back cut into 100 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis. 101 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: It's a disaster. Right. 102 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: So Game two they go to Steph high pick and 103 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: roll and they picked the war the Lakers apart with 104 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: Draymond Green in the short role. 105 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: Right. 106 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 2: So Game three adjustment from Darvin hand they put Jared 107 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: Vanderbilt on Dreymond so they could switch to Steph Draymond 108 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 2: pick and roll, and now Steph is running his pick 109 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,239 Speaker 2: and rolls with lesser roll men. It becomes a disaster 110 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 2: for them in game three and then game four, the 111 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 2: adjustment from Steve Kerr, which I thought was super interesting, 112 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: is he brings Gary Payton the second into the starting lineup, 113 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 2: and I immediately after the news came down, I got 114 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: on Twitter and I said two things that I expected 115 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: to look for in this game. One, They're gonna put 116 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: Gary Payton in a ton of ball screens. I played 117 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 2: in the same junior college conference from Gary Payton, and 118 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 2: I'm super familiar with this game. And he's an outstanding passer. 119 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: He won conference Player of the Year the year after 120 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 2: I left that conference in large part because of his 121 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 2: ability to dissect defenses with the pass. That's one of 122 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 2: the strengths in his game. And he's a great athlete 123 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 2: that can roll hard to the rim and force the 124 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 2: defense to collapse. So it's another guy that you're trying 125 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 2: to bait Anthony Davis into guarding because he's a non shooter, 126 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 2: so that you can bring him up into ball screens. 127 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: It was a super interesting adjustment. Another big adjustment well, 128 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 2: and I also thought they put Gary Payton in the 129 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 2: lineup to try to force more turnovers and get out 130 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: in transition. It's like going all in on defense to 131 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 2: try to get turnovers and get running. They had seventeen 132 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 2: fast break points in this game after just four in 133 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 2: Game three, so I thought the Gary Payton adjustment was 134 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 2: a really smart one from Steve Kerk. Another adjustment just 135 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 2: in terms of execution from Steph Curry. So in this coverage, 136 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: it's again, I got into an argument with somebody about 137 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 2: this yesterday about what the coverage is called, and to me, 138 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: that's so irrelevant because even just calling, even within specific 139 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 2: labels on specific teams, the rules changed from team to team. 140 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 2: It doesn't really make any sense. Each coverage is unique 141 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 2: to each team. But call it a high drop, call 142 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 2: it a hedge caught, whatever you want to call it. 143 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis is coming out to the level of the 144 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: screen to dissuade Steph Curry's pull up jump shot and 145 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 2: then recovering back to the role man as the guard 146 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 2: is chasing over the top of the screen. And in 147 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 2: game three, Anthony Davis was getting a boatload of deflections 148 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 2: on that pocket pass and it was blowing everything up 149 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: for the Warriors and pick and roll. So one of 150 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: the adjustments that you saw from Steph Curry in this 151 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: game is when he got the ball screen, he dribbled 152 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 2: laterally like to the sideline, usually to his right hand, 153 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 2: to drag Anthony Davis with him, so that he's so 154 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 2: far away from the role man that Steph could throw 155 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 2: a looping pass over the top. He could do whatever 156 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: he wants because he's a massive window to throw Gary 157 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 2: Payton too, because no longer is it a cluster of 158 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: players that he's trying to slip a pocket pass through. 159 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 2: He's now dragging Ad so far over and Austin Reeves 160 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 2: so far over that Gary Payton's just standing completely unguarded 161 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 2: in the middle of the lane. 162 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: Right. 163 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: So I thought that was a really interesting adjustment from Steph, 164 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 2: and he absolutely barbecued them in this game. And for 165 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: the record, it could have been so much worse, Like 166 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 2: Steph was twelve for thirty from the field, three for 167 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 2: fourteen from three. I did tell you, guys, I said 168 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 2: Game four was gonna come down to the Anthony Davis 169 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: Lebron James bully ball defense dynamic versus Steph's shot making, 170 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 2: and Steph's shot making just didn't quite rise to the occasion. 171 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 2: He had two looks at the end. We're gonna get 172 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 2: to that in a second. He was just barely short 173 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 2: of the goal of tying up the series, So that 174 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 2: dynamic very easily could have gone the other way if 175 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 2: he's thirteen for thirty, or he's fourteen for thirty or 176 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 2: four for fourteen from three, So it could have been 177 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 2: so much worse. But I thought Steph absolutely destroyed the 178 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 2: Lakers in pick and roll. Then at halftime, Darvin Ham 179 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 2: tries to switch Anthony Davis onto Andrew Wiggins in hopes 180 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 2: of just putting a different role man there that's maybe 181 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 2: not as good of a decision maker. They got a 182 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: few more stops, but I thought I thought for the 183 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 2: most part, the Lakers improve defensive effort in the second 184 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: half mostly came down to better effort on the back line, 185 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 2: Guys just making better rotations and be like Lebron being 186 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 2: more active, everybody being more active in their rotations on 187 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 2: the back line. And then the other thing that Steph 188 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 2: was doing that I thought was smart, as he was 189 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 2: having Andrew Wiggins in particular, slip the screen, so by 190 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 2: slipping the screen, you can catch ad while he's still 191 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 2: running up and slip it past him before Anthony Davis 192 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: gets up into a position where he can actually get 193 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: a deflection. It was such an interesting, just genius offensive 194 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 2: performance from Steph Curry that goes so much further than 195 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 2: the than the box score, what do you have like 196 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 2: thirteen assists? Like literally, if he shot any better, he 197 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 2: would have just completely decimated the Lakers in this game. 198 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: I thought it was such an unbelievable performance from Steph Curry. 199 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 2: But down the stretch, remember what I said, there are 200 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,319 Speaker 2: three ways to guard the Steph Curry pick and roll. 201 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 2: You can run drop coverage and hope your guards get 202 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 2: over the top. You can come up to the level 203 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 2: of the screen and open yourself up to the short role. 204 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 2: And what's the final option. It's the switch. This is 205 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 2: where Anthony Davis just says, screw it. I'm taking Steph. 206 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 2: Whoever gets screened by Draymond Green or Andrew Wiggins or 207 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 2: Cavon Looney or Gary Payton just run with him down 208 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 2: to the basket and we leave Steph Curry on Anthony 209 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 2: Davis on an island to determine the outcome of these possessions. 210 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: And there was a possession early in the game where 211 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 2: they ended up in a switch and Steph hit a 212 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 2: step back three on Anthony Davis. There's another possession in 213 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 2: the second half where he drove past Anthony Davis and 214 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 2: ad he actually kind of forced him into a bad pass. 215 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 2: To Lebron, but it like bounced right back into STEP's 216 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 2: hands and he laid it in. But those are the 217 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 2: only two seat switches they ran that I can remember 218 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 2: in the first three and a half quarters or so. 219 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 2: There's a reason why teams don't want to switch Anthony 220 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 2: Davis onto Steph. I would imagine it's about trying to 221 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 2: prevent back end action, right, so Steph is guarding Anthony 222 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 2: Davis out at the rim, then you can run all 223 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 2: your shit on the back end with no Anthony Davis. 224 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 2: And we know how bad the Lakers defense is without 225 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: rim protection. And the second thing is offensive rebounding, right, 226 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 2: So you end up with Austin Reeves on Draymond Green 227 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 2: on that final possession, the second to last possession, and 228 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis gets a stop on Steph Curry, but Raymond 229 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 2: Grae just jumps over the top of crabs an offensive 230 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: rebound kicks it back. So those are the reasons why 231 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 2: most coaches don't like to switch as much as they can. 232 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 2: It's also just a lot of work for Anthony Davis 233 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 2: to slide his feet, but they had no choice but 234 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 2: to go to it at the end of the game, 235 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 2: and we end up in a possession where it's a 236 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 2: one point game, and we have our clash of superpowers. Right, 237 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 2: So I just have broken down in great detail how 238 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 2: Steph Curry's superpower nearly murdered the Lakers tonight, right, and 239 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 2: then he had a similar game in game two. And 240 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 2: then we have two heroic Anthony Davis performances in Game 241 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 2: one in game three. Obviously, Anthony Davis was amazing offensively 242 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 2: in Game one, but defensively was where Anthony Davis controlled 243 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 2: the game in Game one. In game three, so I've 244 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 2: got Steph Curry's offensive superpower versus Anthony Davis's defensive superpower 245 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 2: in a game that I believe was the one that 246 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 2: was gonna determine the outcome of this series. And we're 247 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 2: gonna get to this in a second. I do not 248 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 2: think this series is over. But that said, the Lakers 249 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 2: are into commanding position. This was the one they had 250 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 2: to win, right, So everything came down to that possession, 251 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 2: and Anthony Davis forced Steph into an extremely difficult step 252 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 2: back one leg at three and he gets a stop 253 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 2: in and out too, like it was right there. I mean, 254 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 2: against the quality of defender that Anthony Davis is Steph, 255 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 2: I'm sure likes that look. And then on the offensive 256 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 2: rebound kickback, I thought it was super interesting Steph settled 257 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 2: for such a difficult step back. What was that like 258 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 2: a thirty footer or so? Thirty five footer or so 259 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 2: off the dribble against Anthony Davis. That goes to show 260 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 2: you that he thought that was the best he could 261 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 2: get under the circumstances. So when the clash of the 262 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 2: superpowers at the end of the game, even though Steph 263 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 2: I thought out played Anthony Davis throughout the night, Anthony 264 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: Davis made two plays at the end with the superpower 265 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 2: overcoming Steph Curry and the Lakers get to win. We're 266 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 2: gonna talk more about the Lakers and their adjustments with 267 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 2: pick and roll here in just a minute, and how 268 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 2: I expect him to go the rest of the series, 269 00:11:57,920 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 2: but I wanted to start with that because I thought 270 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 2: that was the most interesting dynamic in the game. Lonnie Walker. 271 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 2: After Game three, I was extremely upset with myself because 272 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 2: I noticed Lonnie Walker and what he did in the 273 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 2: game defensively, but I didn't talk about it on the show. 274 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 2: A lot of times, especially when we go live on AMP. 275 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 2: This one's not live. But when we go live, I'll 276 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 2: typically on many nights go without notes because we're going 277 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 2: right after the final buzzer, and so I'm just going 278 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 2: off the top of the head. I might have like 279 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 2: three or four things written down. It's not the same 280 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 2: as when I do those full shows in the morning, 281 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 2: right And I just forgot to get to Lonnie Walker, 282 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 2: and so I was super pissed off. And I get 283 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 2: on Twitter later that night and I'm like, man, forgot 284 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 2: to talk about Lonnie. Loved the work he did defensively, 285 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 2: Glad to see him in the rotation. I want to 286 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 2: talk about Lonnie Walker tonight because this has been such 287 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 2: an incredible story and an example of this Laker team 288 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 2: and their basketball character throughout this season. The team that 289 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 2: I didn't really like their basketball character last year in 290 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 2: some of the mood, in things that some of the 291 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 2: dynamics that were going on in that locker room. This 292 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 2: team has had so much more fight and ziliency than 293 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 2: that last year's team. Lonnie Walker was removed from the 294 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 2: rotation because of his offense. He was a guy that 295 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 2: routinely had bad shot selection, and he was a guy 296 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 2: that was not a very good defensive player at least 297 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 2: he wasn't engaged enough on that end as he needed 298 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 2: to be. He ended up losing his rotation spot after 299 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 2: the trade deadline, in large part because you brought in 300 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 2: two additional guards in Malik Beasley and D'Angelo Russell and 301 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 2: Troy Brown Junior actually was really good in the middle 302 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 2: of the season and kind of took that specific a 303 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 2: spot as like their best know perimeter defensive guard that 304 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 2: they would kind of unleash in that bench unit. Right, 305 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,199 Speaker 2: So Lonnie Walker falls out of the rotation, but it 306 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 2: largely had to do with the defensive end of the floor. 307 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 2: So in Game three he gets into the rotation because 308 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 2: he's so damn fast. We noticed this a lot in 309 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 2: that Sacramento King series, but Lonnie Walker's speed reminds me 310 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: of some of the stuff with Malik Monk and darreon 311 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 2: Fox and just them just sprinting like crazy. Davion Mitchell 312 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 2: round chasing these Warriors guards around. And he did a 313 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 2: great job in game three, locking and trailing, staying attached, 314 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 2: did great work on Jordan Poole, had some great possessions 315 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 2: on Klay Thompson. It was just an excellent defensive performance 316 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 2: from Lonnie Walker. What's so interesting is I have been 317 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 2: hearing behind the scenes, I say, just from all the 318 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 2: people that do great work covering the Lakers that Lonnie 319 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 2: Walker during this entire stretch where he's been out of 320 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 2: the rotation, has just stayed extremely diligent with his work 321 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 2: and he's actually been like a pretty solid spot up 322 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 2: shooter for the Lakers this year when they've needed him 323 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 2: to be. But what's so interesting to me is not 324 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 2: only does he make a monumental three to start the 325 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 2: fourth quarter that turns a seven point game into a 326 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: four point game, and you could tell visibly engaged Lebron 327 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 2: in that quarter as he's a quarter assistant. On the 328 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 2: next four points, I think to tie it, but he 329 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 2: starts hitting off the dribble jump shots again. One of 330 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 2: the weird plot lines of this particular Laker playoff run 331 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 2: is Lebron James and a. Anthony Davis have been super 332 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 2: unaggressive offensively for long stretches. They've just been willing to 333 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 2: give the ball to the guards, usually Dennis Schroder, D'Angelo 334 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 2: Russell and o Ausin Reeves set ball screens and get 335 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 2: out of the way and LR It's a couple of 336 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 2: different things. Anthony Davis is carrying a massive defensive load 337 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 2: and Lebron James just doesn't have a ton left in 338 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 2: the tank, and so he's picking his spots, and so 339 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 2: they need their guards to be a certain amount of aggressive. 340 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 2: It's actually something that I'd like to see them eventually 341 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 2: flip if they're going to try to win this series. 342 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 2: We'll get to that later, but when they've needed somebody's 343 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 2: step up and get and generate quality shots. In this game, 344 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 2: it was Lonnie Walker fifteen fourth quarter points. He had 345 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 2: a baseline out of bounds play where he flew off 346 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: of a screen and knocked down at eighteen footer on 347 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 2: the baseline. He hit multiple pull up jump shots over 348 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 2: the top of the over the top of contests, including 349 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 2: I think at least two over steph Curry in isolations. 350 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 2: He just whilled that ball into the basket. And so 351 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 2: what's so interesting to me about the Lonnie Walker thing 352 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 2: is it's such a great example for any young basketball 353 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 2: player for how to be a professional in any locker room, 354 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 2: your offense will come and go. It's part of the 355 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 2: basketball player's journey. Look at Lebron James, he's the second 356 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 2: best basketball player of all time cannot make a jump 357 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 2: shot to save his life. You're gonna have struggles, but 358 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 2: there are things that you can control, particularly on the 359 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 2: defensive end, particularly with rebounding and effort execution shot selection. 360 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 2: Lonnie Walker got his opportunity with what he can do defensively, 361 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 2: and then through the natural flow of the game, it 362 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 2: gave him an opportunity to demonstrate the hard work that 363 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 2: he's been putting in behind the scenes on his jump shot, 364 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 2: and it rose to the surface in what is just 365 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 2: an iconic playoff moment, completely out of the rotation two 366 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: games ago, iconic playoff moment fifteen points in the fourth 367 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 2: quarter of a pivotal two one series league game between 368 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 2: the Lakers and the Warriors that puts the Lakers in 369 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 2: a commanding position to win the series, where now the 370 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 2: Warrior have to win three games consecutively to win the series. 371 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 1: Just big shout out to Lonnie Walker. 372 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 2: Great example of professionalism and an example of what every 373 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 2: young basketball player should try to replicate, especially as they 374 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: go through the natural ebbs and flows that take place, 375 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 2: especially when you get on deep teams like young high 376 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 2: school players. You're gonna end up on a college team 377 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 2: one day. That's eleven twelve guys deep, and the rotation's 378 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 2: gonna be weird, and there are gonna be games where 379 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 2: you're out of it. 380 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: And if you. 381 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 2: Focus on your shooting, if you focus on those things, 382 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 2: you will fall out of the rotation. If you focus 383 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 2: on the things that coaches pay attention to, defending, executing, 384 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 2: playing hard every single possession, good shot selection that will 385 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 2: buy you time on the floor for your offensive skill 386 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 2: set to eventually shine through. Austin Reeves also excellent in 387 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 2: that fourth quarter. He had a four point run after 388 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 2: the Warriors went up like ninety four to ninety you know, 389 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 2: pull up jump shot and pick and roll, similar type 390 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 2: of thing Lebron and Ad kind of standing around waiting 391 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 2: for somebody to make a play. 392 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: Hits a pull up jumper and pick and roll. 393 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 2: Then on the next pos I think it was the 394 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 2: next possession, maybe two possessions later, gets to the foul line, 395 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,159 Speaker 2: attacking a closet, drawing contact on Andrew Wiggins. He all 396 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 2: said three threes in the game as well. Awesome kind 397 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 2: of snapback game from Austin Reeves after a really rough 398 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 2: start in the beginning of the game with the shot 399 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 2: making and then Lebron James twenty seven points, nine rebounds, 400 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 2: and six assists. Its insane considering the way that massive 401 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 2: areas of his game are failing him. He was struggling 402 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 2: to score in the post over Steph Curry, couldn't make 403 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 2: a jump shot to save his life. Still just wheeled 404 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 2: his way to twenty seven points. It's funny. I tweeted 405 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 2: this out during the game, and I truly believe it's 406 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 2: so funny as we've painted this series, and not we 407 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 2: in particular. I was anti this right from the series preview, 408 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 2: but so many media personalities and TV shows and stuff 409 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 2: have painted this as versus Lebron or as some sort 410 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 2: of like rubber match between Lebron James and Steph Curry. 411 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 2: And it's so silly because Steph Curry's at the absolute 412 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 2: peak of his powers. He had a bad shooting night 413 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,919 Speaker 2: and still was masterful offensively. He has complete command of 414 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 2: the game right now. Lebron James is a shell of 415 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 2: himself who's just trying through sheer force of will basketball 416 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 2: IQ and whatever he's got left in those legs, trying 417 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 2: to will himself to helping his team win games. And 418 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 2: in that effort, twenty seven, nine, and six, attacking out 419 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 2: of the post, attacking steph in switches, getting opportunities, going 420 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 2: to the rim hard in the short rolling to the rim. 421 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 2: That was a big element in his offense tonight. You 422 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 2: saw that and one that he got on the baseline 423 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 2: I think it was with an Austin Reeves screen. He 424 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 2: had another one in the first half where he got downhill, 425 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 2: like just screening and rolling to the rim, like hey, shit, 426 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 2: I can't make it. I can't make a damn jump shot. 427 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 2: My post up hook shots are missing. Let me do 428 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 2: something to help the team. I'll just screen and roll 429 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 2: hard to the rim because I'm still big as shit 430 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 2: and I'm still strong and i can still finish around 431 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 2: the rim with the best of them. Like it was 432 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,719 Speaker 2: just it's just sheer force of will from Lebron James 433 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 2: in this particular game, attacking the offensive glass when he 434 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 2: had every when he had an opportunity. I just that's 435 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 2: like a straight up heart of the Champion type of 436 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 2: game from Lebron, And you know, we got to enjoy 437 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 2: it for as long as we can because the end 438 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 2: is near with Lebron playing at nearly this level and 439 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 2: he's given us everything he's got left in the gas 440 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 2: tank right now, probably because he thinks this team has 441 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 2: a chance to win a championship. One last note, I 442 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 2: want to hit before we go to an adjustments, before 443 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 2: we call it a night. There's a downside to relying 444 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 2: heavily on Steph pick and roll. And I would imagine 445 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 2: if you asked Steve Kerr with trucierum, because Warriors fan's 446 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 2: been begging for this forever and I'm a big believer 447 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 2: in like, do it when you have to. But there's 448 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 2: a downside to spamming high pick and roll, and it 449 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 2: stops the Warrior motion offense from keeping the other offensive 450 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 2: players engaged in the game. Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole 451 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 2: will go a combined three for fifteen from the field 452 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 2: for nine points. Jordan Poole was a bagel zero for four. So, 453 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 2: like when you go Steph high pick and roll, you 454 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 2: allow your guys to stay glued up to Klay Thompson 455 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 2: off ball and he's not involved in screening actions. He's 456 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 2: just spotting up. So he's just uninvolved in the offense. Now, 457 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 2: Clay is just such a ridiculous, you know, confident shooter 458 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 2: that he still made a massive clutch three in the 459 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 2: right corner down the stretch. I don't know how he 460 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,679 Speaker 2: made it without how out of rhythm he was, but 461 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 2: then he had a missing one on the left wing later, 462 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 2: like one of the downsizes. You just put a lot 463 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 2: of pressure on Steph to make shots because Clay's not 464 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 2: going to be able to help you just as a 465 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 2: spot up guy when they can stay glued up to him. 466 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 2: Jordan Poole has been just a nightmare offensively in this 467 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 2: entire playoff run relative to last year, where he was 468 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 2: basically a fifty to forty ninety guy. And so it 469 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 2: comes down to Steph shot making and when that's all 470 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,479 Speaker 2: you rely on, you live with the result. And he 471 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 2: went twelve for thirty, and he went three to fourteen 472 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 2: from three, and so that's what ends up happening, as 473 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 2: as ugly as that is. And again that all I'm 474 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 2: doing is explaining the reason why I believe Kerr goes 475 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 2: that route. I still think that's the best chance for 476 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 2: the Warriors to win. We go looking two adjustments moving 477 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 2: forward for the Warriors. I think you got to stick 478 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 2: with the Steph II pick and roll and just hope 479 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 2: for a better shot result, which you're almost certainly going 480 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,959 Speaker 2: to get at home. As a team, they were twelve 481 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 2: for forty one from three. Again, you're consistently pulling Anthony 482 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 2: Davis away from the rim, and I think that gives 483 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 2: you your best chance to win, even defensively. I thought 484 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 2: the Warriors were great. You're Alannie Walker hot shooting performance 485 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 2: away from being in a tied to two series, you know, 486 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 2: and again it doesn't it doesn't matter. You know, the 487 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 2: the Memphis Grizzlies, where a Lebron James layup away from 488 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 2: being two two in the series, they don't get to 489 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 2: go back and get that win. 490 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: You have to. 491 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 2: It's just to win on A win is a win 492 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 2: is a win, and so it is what it is. 493 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 2: You're down three to one, but you're defending well enough 494 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 2: to disrupt this Laker offense, and you are generating higher 495 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 2: quality shots and the Steph II pick and roll than 496 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 2: you are in anything else in your offense. So it 497 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 2: is your best bet to win, and you just have 498 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 2: to hope that for three straight games Steph can make 499 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 2: enough plays for his teammates and make enough shots on 500 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 2: the lake front. Here's the thing, none of your pick 501 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 2: and roll coverages are working except for the switch, and 502 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 2: ideally you don't want to switch all game. And I again, 503 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 2: I still think we got five Steph points on Forest 504 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 2: eighty switches if I remember correctly. Off to go back 505 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 2: and look at the film tomorrow. But like, there's no 506 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 2: good solution, so I would stick with the high drop 507 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 2: for now and go to switching at the end of 508 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 2: the game for Anthony Davis and just hope to God 509 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 2: that Steph doesn't play as well as he did tonight, 510 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 2: and hope to God he doesn't make more shots. I 511 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 2: think that's their best chance guarding and pick and roll 512 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 2: more Lebron James and Anthony Davis post ups. I thought 513 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 2: the the guards tonight for the Lakers were really really 514 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 2: uneven offensively, and I get it from a fatigue standpoint 515 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 2: with everything Anthony Davis has on his plate and everything 516 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 2: that Lebron James is dealing with physically. But again, even 517 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 2: if you're not shooting, go to Lebron in the post, 518 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 2: go to Anthony Davis in the post and run dummy 519 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 2: post like like decoy action, meaning like have Lebron just 520 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 2: pound pound draw that second defender, then swing out to 521 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 2: whoever's on the wing and let them attack close outs 522 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 2: to do something to warp the defense other than just 523 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 2: running these pick and rolls with these Laker guards that 524 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 2: have just been so inconsistent. There was a play on 525 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 2: the left wing where Dennis Roeder gets the ball. It's 526 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 2: an offensive rebound situation. He gets the ball. Anthony Davis 527 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 2: has dream On Greene in the post and is calling 528 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 2: for the ball. Dennis looks him off, drives middle, and 529 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 2: just throws it behind the back pass out of bounds. 530 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 2: Like again, like you're gonna get so much more bad 531 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,680 Speaker 2: with the good. With the Laker guards. 532 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,400 Speaker 1: You need them. They're an important part of the offense. 533 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: They need to be involved. 534 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 2: But especially as things really bogged down at the end 535 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 2: of games, I would run through Lebron James and Anthony 536 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 2: Davis in the post almost exclusively. Moving forward, I said 537 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 2: that the winner of this series would win the game, 538 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 2: or the winner of this game would win the series. 539 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 2: I do believe the Lakers are in a obviously in 540 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 2: a commanding position. Here's the problem in this game. The 541 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 2: scoreboard does not appropriately reflect the gap in shot quality. 542 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 2: You get an extremely poor shooting night from the Warriors 543 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,920 Speaker 2: on what I thought was good looks twelve for forty 544 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 2: one from three, you have one of STEP's worst shot 545 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 2: making performances of the postseason. He goes twelve for thirty 546 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 2: three for fourteen from three, and you get this random 547 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 2: Lonnie Walker heater at the end of the game. He 548 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 2: scores fifteen points. There's a version of this exact same 549 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 2: game where the Warriors win by twenty and so, even 550 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 2: though the Lakers are in commanding position and it's extremely 551 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 2: difficult to be any team in the playoffs three consecutive times, 552 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 2: I still think the Warriors have a good chance. I 553 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 2: wouldn't say a fifty to fifty chance. I'd say like 554 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 2: a thirty percent chance that the Warriors can win this series. 555 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 2: And it's this simple. You demonstrated tonight that you can 556 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 2: get better shots than this team for a full forty 557 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 2: eight minute game by a significant margin. Go home in 558 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:02,120 Speaker 2: Game five and do that and win. Then it's all 559 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 2: the marbles. In Game six, you're gonna get a hillacious 560 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 2: Laker defensive effort. It's gonna be extremely difficult. You're gonna 561 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,200 Speaker 2: need an all time great Steph game. But he can 562 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 2: do it. We've seen him do it. He did it 563 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 2: in Game four against Boston last year. If he wins 564 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 2: that game, then it's Game seven at home or you're 565 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 2: gonna be favored. So the Lakers won the game they 566 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 2: had to win. They're in commanding position. I'd give them 567 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 2: about a seventy percent chance to win the series. Right now, 568 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 2: I'm sticking with my pick of Lakers and six. But 569 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 2: if you're a Warriors fan, there is a lot to 570 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 2: be encouraged by even in the loss tonight, and it's 571 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 2: gonna be extremely difficult. The deck is stacked against him, 572 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 2: but they absolutely still have a chance to win the series. 573 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 2: All Right, guys, that is all I have for tonight. 574 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,679 Speaker 2: We will be back tomorrow night after the final buzzer 575 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 2: of Nuggets Suns Game five. As always, I appreciate you, guys, 576 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 2: and I'll see you then. 577 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: The volume