How the Lakers stopped the league's best offense
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- How did the Lakers win the NBA in-season tournament (IST)? This detailed film breakdown & scouting report explores Los Angeles's incredible defense that slowed down Tyrese Haliburton and Indiana, behind Anthony Davis, LeBron James, coach Darvin Ham and more.
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Beautiful defense is often overlooked until you actually break it down
I think because it is harder to understand, as most viewers care about points, and I hope more people understands how it works and how hard you have to play to do it.
looks that way because defense is so much more advanced now
It was clear, you obviously just need it broken down lol. The commentators mentioned it entirely throughout.
No wonder the current Miami Heat have been overlooked by the Media over the past 5 years
@@CMXRexactly. People love to say teams "dont play defense " today but just like the game has evolved offensively, its evolved similarly on the defensive end. Most people are just casuals or old heads stuck on how the game used to be played
Inconsistent health aside, when AD turns it on he looks like a man amongst boys on defense. His last playoff run had some of the most dominant defense I've ever seen
not just on defense hes an offensive monster when he turns it on, watch all those putbacks dunks, hook shots, and mid ranges when he's hot.
He plays this type of defense every...single...game. That is his most consistent part of his game. He is by far the best defender in the league.
Every game Anthony Davis is like this on defense. Every. Game. It's his offense that's inconsistent.
defense is what Davis is most consistent at his offense is what lacks but even then he gives some of the best defense every night
Absolute unit when he is healthy. Best player in the league when he is firing on on cylinders.
I love watching savvy team defense. Between AD, Vando, Rui, Cam, Bron and Max they have elite length.
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Phrasing.
All while dlo and ar stabbing your dribbling hand.
You may have meant they have length in D…pause
@@loristnorton3723facts they underrated too
the basketball community needs more channels like this that can actually breakdown the game. not these idiots making LeBron bashing videos to prop up jordan and vise versa that shit has become beyond toxic
Only other guy I know of who actually talks about schemes and stuff is AFunkydiabetic.
The problem is that most internet basketball fans know absolutely nothing about X's and O's and just repeat things they hear on Reddit, so we would never get more channels like this.
Lol those clowns don't even know bball like that 😂😂......they are the typical low iq bron haters that just keep repeating the same lies for last 20 years on twitter and youtube 😂😂
@@djsognal most people are dumb and simple minded and thats it
Facts but most people care about views
Let's give darvin ham credit to his gameplan the whole tournament they exposed the suns pelicans and pacers
Thank you! I know Laker fans be calling for his head every other night, but the man can at least put together a contending defense.
@@chalnervassor9430 its not hams gameplan lmao its mainly lakers having actual chemistry now and being able to communicate on defense unlike last year where they pretty much had 0 communication when they played a fast transitioning team
@@chalnervassor9430 yes the Lakers has a great gameplan mixing up coverage to bothered haliburtun while the bucks stuck to a scheme with no variety and became so predictable to the Pacers offense
Correction it's a LeBronz game plan
@@tsvina LeCoach
The fact that reddish and vando are both healthy completely changes this teams defensive consistency. Along with ad and Lebron(when he’s takes defense serious) this team can be dangerous in a 7 game game serious.
You do know Lebron will be 39 in a week!
@@arronfrazier7873It's LeBron. People been saying he's turning x amount of years he'll decline soon for years and it hasn't happened.
@@CrazyxEnigmahe has undeniably declined. He is still a top 10 player though
@@lowercasehorse2363 Exactly, still top 10 not retired or a 10 minute a night player like every one else with his mileage. He's not going to magically start sucking all of the sudden when he turns 39 like some of these people are wishing.
@@CrazyxEnigma people don’t realize lebron has great iq , skills , and not just an pure athletic / bulldoze type of player like zion / westbrook. Lebron has an great post game& can shoot though can be streaky.
Excellent defense + inside scoring was the key for them. They only made 2 3pointers. This team is scary when the 3ball starts falling
I'd be surprised if it ever does consistently. For whatever reason the Lakers have been a bottom 5 three point shooting team going back to Kobe's final season in 2016. It doesn't seem to matter if we get the best shooters here most of them regress then play better when they go to another team.
Even if the shooting Rui had last playoffs was a fluke the fact he did at all at the brightest stage is worth a helluva lot.
@@CrazyxEnigmafor whatever reason guys just can’t shoot when there on the lakers it’s honesty crazy
@@hamdeali53 Steph shoots terribly in Staples against us every year. Over the years players have said the stadium is different and whether it's lighting or acoustics or something else it definitely effects a lot of players.
Except it won't. They're bottom of the league. Unless they trade for klay Thompson
@@TheMonjok24 Klay will shoot
Darvin Ham has unlocked the best version of Cam Reddish
Ham didn't do sh$%. AD and Bron did that
@@AmirHK-if7indefensive work on the perimeter. Box score doesn’t show the advances Reddish has made this season. He should be out of the league
@@AmirHK-if7in look at the players Ham developed last year. Troy Brown Jr - a lottery bust and journeyman, Ham and the coaching staff had him playing the best defense of his career. Wenyen Gabriel - a fringe player, who the coaching staff turned into a serviceable backup bigman.
@@AmirHK-if7inNah i think Ham is a very good leader and motivator, and that’s just what you need when you already have Lebron the most experienced NBA player ever, who also has one of the highest bball IQ ever, and also high IQ players like AD, D-Lo or Reaves+ many big lenghty wing like Vando, Cam, Rui, Prince or even Wood who can play the 3, 4 and 5 position.
They could even play small ball with that team now, because when they had Westbrook, rookie or 2nd year Reaves, Pat Bev and Troy Brown Jr on the court with Bron at the 5 of course it can’t work, but if you have Rui, Vando, Cam and D-Lo/Reaves or Prince, you have enough lenght and athleticism to be a good enough defense, even w/o an elite rim protector, Jokic or Sengun aren’t better rim protector than Lebron but they are still able to have a great defense because they have a lot of lenght and high IQ players/great defenders at every position.
Thinking Basketball even made a video about Lebron when he was playing the 5 and was on fire, and he said something like Lebron stats were amplified and he was a cheatcode with 4 very mobile players and « Shooters », i remember he said that with sarcasm because Russ, Pat Bev ect were bad shooters, and he said he was playing like Jokic, setting screens and making dribble hand off … So Lebron at the 5 would really be interesting against certain teams, or when they struggle to score, especially this season because Lebron shoot 40% from 3 …
Facts he will never get credit because of Bronsexuals
I love these videos because they document actual basketball reasons for the lakers winning instead of just saying it was Adam silver and the refs
Lakers trash 🗑 they not getting past nuggets,Minnesota, kings,dallas,clippers and healthy sun's
@@JuwanTaylor-jz5zr ok
@athanjourdan9312 Lakers trash 🗑. Lost vs spurs 🤦🤦🤦
The Pacers desperately need a secondary ball handler. Once the ball left Haliburton's hands their offense stalled
The 2nd ball handler supposed to be bruce brown, mathurin , and nemhard.
The pacers are fine except for being weak in the paint. The guard/wing play is not the issue for them. They were a few missed shots away from making this competitive till the end. Sometimes it’s just off nights
@@andrewchang7194 pacers got beat by the same shit the lakers did to GS last year. put up a switching perimeter fence and force the play inside where their superior size would dominate. that was no off night - pacers got physically bullied. in a seven game series LA would win 4-1
@@andrewchang7194lol they lost by more than 10 points and were outclassed throughout. They are far from fine, and there's nothing wrong with that. They are finally good again, that's not a time to hide away from your weaknesses.
Mike d tanio type team score a lot but now everyone has blue print how to stop them so one dimensional, w no rim protection, to young, to unexperienced, no weight room soft, lakers scored all day in paint… they never had a chance
Last night was a defensive clinic and I absolutely loved it. There’s almost nothing better than elite defenses locking down potent offenses. REAL BASKETBALL.
Cam is so underrated but shows how vital he is to the Lakers. They lost a few when he was injured but good to see him back on the court at full fitness!!
Tbf before he got here he looked like he was on his way out of the league. Ham really has gotten the best out of him. Far more than I thought possible.
2 losses with cam in the line up. undefeated when Vando plays.
@@trunks4139I think they're best with both because Cam can at least get a bucket
@@CrazyxEnigmaNot just ham but playing with LeBron has revived his confidence
@@CrazyxEnigma He's also been stuck with some deadbeat orgs as well who didn't know what to get out of him. If there is a time for Reddish to shine and provide efficiency, its with a veteran team like the Lakers.
Only point to add: I think avoiding three-point shooting was part of the Lakers' defensive strategy, to avoid long rebounds starting the transition game for Haliburton. By pounding it inside, you keep the pace slow and avoid that.
The best defense is offense ! 80 points in the paint slows te transition game allowing the D to set up and press the hall at mid court taking the flow away and causing disruption.
I hope Ham has finally realized the five out offense isn't going to work with this squad. We don't have the shooting or off ball movement and it doesn't play to AD's strengths along with leading to us getting killed on the glass though Vando coming back has helped with that.
exactly
So beautiful, it makes basketball so clearly a deep, strategic and tactical game -- where schemes are made possible by the brilliant athleticism and intelligence of the players. I love this game!
Brilliant!
Yeah, but you still see those old-heads complaining about teams "not playing" defense nowadays, because of no elbows to the ribs on drives.
Great analysis by Ben, what impressed me the most was that Lebron knew that Hali won't throw that cross court pass to the corner cause Davis is trapping that direction, so he can gamble on a steal on an inside pass. Exceptional.
@@Midnight_Contender I ignore those guys. I've seen enough games from the 80s, and started watching NBA games regularly in the 90s. I love Kobe's 2nd championship run the most but today's NBA is fantastic.
Offenses are so good (and empowered by the rules) that defense like this is actual genius, and not just hand-checking and hard fouls. Not to say that Rodman-era Bulls didn't play fantastic defense, but there were less scary offenses to stop then too.
Honestly, when I saw the Pacers offense video, I actually thought this to be the counter to the most logical defense to 'perfect' offense. Because it's fresh it's nice, but once we start seeing full court presses from EVERY team, it's going to get stale, and now that my theory has been proven effective, I think we will.
@@localneo-graphic4647 then it becomes an arms race, one that I can get behind. Also, not every team can pull this off -- The Lakers would not have been able to pull this off 2 weeks ago. The defensively great 2020 Championship lakers would not have been able to pull this off. It requires tooling a roster for it (and not just for length, but actual defensive capability). Also, as good as Indiana's offense is, we probably won't see the Nuggets and the other teams just try to emulate it, as it might take away from what their main weapons are good at.
As long as LeBron and AD are healthy we'll always have a chance. We made the WCF with both of them gimped and while we did get swept by Denver, three of the four games were decided by a single possession.
Lakers were really on a dead sprint from the trade deadline to the playoffs just to make the play in. Then get to the wcf is insane they just ran out of gas.
Credit to Denver for being such a monster team but hopefully we can get another go at them but healthy.
@@funkyfreshkid08obviously not the post season but I’m looking forward to playing Denver on Kobe night. Hope everyone’s healthy
We literally lost that series by an average of 6 points. If LeBron is 100% healthy, I’m sure he compensates for that deficit; probably resulting in at least a 5-point advantage in most of the games.
As long as they keep themselves in shape physically for the playoffs, this team can win it all. I have zero doubt. So far, both AD & Bron have missed only 1 out of 23 games. They’re on pace to play 70+ games, so this very well end up being their healthiest year since 2020.
im starting to think this lebron james guy might have some potential
@@Flameb0 bright future this guy
AD is straight up a monster when healthy and engaged. And for bron to impact the game this way both on offense and defense at his age is insane. Not a big lebron fan, but i dont understand how some people hate on this guy.
This is why you gotta appreciate a channel like this. I know enough to notice some of this while watching, but not enough to verbalize it. Thank you for educating on the game
Anthony Davis is a DPOY candidate for sure and Bron is still to this day a cheat code on that end with his physical ability
AD needs a DPOY in his trophy case already.
He's better than Gobert and guys who have won it already. Hopefully he plays enough games and the voters finally give him the damn thing.
Finally, a clip that shows Lebron defends. I have been auguring with internet casual about Lebron does play above average defense for a while now.
He had some nagging foot injuries for the past 2 seasons
NO NO NO!!!
LeBron plays NO defense!!
AD got that block ALL BY HIMSELF!!
*Skap Attack and Angry Old Hoops Fan and other LeBron haters
You know AOHF went as far to say LeBron's steals were "unimpressive" because "teammates trapped" and "opponent made poor passes"??
😂😂😂
@@darrengordon-hillthat dude is so sad, and the people in the comment section are worse
Sometimes Im not sure either people are trolling or they just stupid enough to not know team defense is a thing.
Of course he plays defense, but you don't expect him to do this on a nightly basis. Dudes too old to do all things on both ends of the floor without affecting his total minutes. The only reason he pulled all the stop is because these wins matters a lot, just like the playoffs.
Dude. You are a gift from God. Your unbiased view of the game is amazing. Your Peaks videos were amazing as well. Highlighting the strengths, but at the same time how the weaknesses impacted them
Agreed 💯
"unbiased" meh. He definitely has his narratives. But his breakdowns and analysis abilities is great.
@@x-man9473What biases have you noticed?
@@TyroneNBAFanI’d like to know as well
@@x-man9473 same please explain what Bias he has. This only basketball channel that talks pure basketball and thats it.
That was beautiful to watch. It's always refreshing seeing a defensive clinic like this every once in a while.
Pacers really living up to their name with that fast pace they play with
I think an underrated aspect of the great defense was the good offense. Shooting 28 fewer threes than the opponent and still winning has got to be some kind of record. By refraining from getting sucked into a shootout with the Pacers, the Lakers slowed the game down and got high quality shots at the rim all night which limited transition offense off long rebounds and leakouts.
As a pacer fan, watching this live with my family I wasn’t even mad watching other than a bit of officiating, bc the defense was so well crafted
Hard not to appreciate good defense even if your rooting for team that’s facing that defense 😂
Love to see defense being played in the NBA.
I don’t see any
@@javarisjamarjavarisonlamar7517because you don’t know ball
Davis is a supernatural when it comes to defending in space AND protect the rim at the same time, Vando, Reddish, Christie and Prince added a ton of length, energy and mobility, but listening to Lebron coaching on the floor these few games has been a treat. He basically foresee what's going to happen, keeps everyone engaged, and turns keeps the communication going at a high level. As a unit, the Lakers can play some of the greatest defense I've seen in a decade
I dont even watch basketball anymore, but I could listen to you break these videos down all day. Also, as an Indianapolis native born and raised, really love seeing how much the pacers have grown over the last 5 or so years. Great video again guys!
Out of all the crazy records and points lebron is achieving at his age, to me the craziest part is he's still a really good defender. Like. Literally how
The lakers are genuinely the best defensive team in the league. They are ranked 7th and that was mostly without vando, gabe, Hachi missing games, cam missing 5 games but since vando and the other guys returned they have been a complete lockdown presence.
besides the Lakers, OKC, Orlando, and Minnesota are also great defensive teams this season
@@0608jeffi look forward to a Lakers Minnesota game. Hopefully everyone is engaged and brings his A game, I think they have the two best defenses when it comes to playoff basketball. Okc and Orlando are good, but they're still a little young.
Minnesota has the best defense imo
@@12garkthere’s something about a great defensive team that is so fun to watch. now just imagine ausar thompson on any of those teams.
@@12garkgonna be an amazing game two defensive juggernauts in the league going at it.
Their Defense was insane this game.. They had a gameplan, Stop/trap Hali as much as possible, make him a passer and make the other guys make the right decision in tough times that they aren't used to because of Hali generating the Offense every possession. Hali is the real deal and I was big on him even after his rookie year when everyone thought he was gonna be great then he fell down a lil bit and everyone threw him out the window nobody was talking about Haliburton but he fell a lil bit having to play along side Deaaron Fox, not having the ball in his hands as much to create offense which is what hes good at, he got his own team now, he just gotta mature and learn the game more and he's gonna be deadly. Said the same thing about SGA when everyone barely knew his name let alone what team he played for.
The Pacers defense is also improving every game. More than a few of the foul calls against them were absolute bullshit
The lakers iq on these types of positions is insane, now that we have more defenders than last year, I can see this team going to the finals AS LONG AS everyone is healthy
when i watch the game i was amazed by lakers defense. now i wathc you breaking it down i even more amazed. thanks a lot man.
Lakers also took few 3s (tho they missed a lot). Meaning more full court offense and fewer long rebounds which hurts Indy fast breaks.
I didnt think about that 🤔
I didn’t think about that too… you make a great point, the lakers play to their strength and which was Indy’s weakness. And took less 3s to avoid Indy’s strength in transition
people are hating on Darvin Ham for being a bad coach, not realizing he made this kind of Lakers defense possible.
yep. he is doing what Vogel did, and actually has wing defenders. You know Frankie is jealous of the manpower he has.
@@mamatheregoesthatwoman I still feel like Vogel didn't get a fair share. That whole westbrook fiasco really kill that man. I actually really like him at a coach.
Cause stupid Lebron fans are annoying when it comes to the coach
Always loved defense. Awesome breakdown
Great breakdown of the Lakers (and Darvin Ham's) defensive strategy in full court pick up, with blitzing and trapping Haliburton. Haliburton himself said so in his press conference that the Lakers size was a big factor, with both Cam and Vando being big and fast enough to stay with him. Great examples with the communication and rotation on the back end. Excellent video.
masterful performance and an equally masterful breakdown
Playoff environment intensity during the regular season. You just love to see it
yes!!! full court press underrated but tiring plus the lakers are far wider “physically” and would bully for rebounds. 💪
i hope the nba removes the 3 second defensive rules! make it 5 or no seconds at all. this’ll make the defense so much better!
Incredible details man... studying defence this intricately is actually beautiful!... ive learnt alot
Watching great defense truly is a beautiful thing
For all the coaches out there : Gotta love a detailed defense breakdown 👏👏👏
The return of Jared Vanderbilt was so overlooked! His one-on-one defense on Tyrese Halliburton was great.
Where was his defense vs luka? 😆 🤣
AD was credited with 4 blocks which is huge. Just in these clips, I'd swear I saw about six. Unreal defense.
The only problem with lakers has been health with a healthy AD and Bron not messing his ankle up LA definitely would have 1 more ring.
The year the suns went to the finals LA wins if they didn’t get injured. They need to just focus on blowouts (either losing or winning) to get rest and playing for the 4 seed. Do that, they likely make the finals and win. I don’t see any team in the east a serious challenge. Philly and Boston never get it done in the clutch. Bucks I think gave up a lot defensively, an AD is a good guy to put on Giannis. I don’t think the heat can hang with a healthy lakers 7 games.
@@deadprecidentslakers aren't getting past denver, assuming both teams will be healthy
@@user-zy6ej9we5donly team that worries me is denver any East team wont beat the lakers if there healthy come
Playoff time
@@user-zy6ej9we5dlol. This is a really bad take. Last year every single game against the Nuggets was close, WITH AN INJURED LEBRON AND THE WORST SHOOTING OF THE ENTIRE SEASON. think about that for a second. This year we’ll be healthy, with a way better defense and waaay better shooting? Nuggets don’t stand a chance. Better hope Jokic gets all his flop calls, that’s the only chance the Nuggets will have. They are a poverty franchise deep down and everyone knows it.
@@OneTableManyChairs damn, getting swept by the nuggets must have really hurt
Thinking back now lakers from last year got used to defending this type of offense in the warriors series, shows how deadly they are against smaller teams. Especially since ad can guard 1-5, small fast paced teams don’t stand a chance against them.
Yes, they dominant the paint on both ends and can rebound more against smaller teams. People do forget that most of the time, to shoot well from the 3pt line, you normally need to be able to get easier buckets inside, but if it's difficult to do that, some players won't have the rhythm to just shoot 3s, and the pressure is more
Lakers defense got exposed by kings and Dallas this season
I think bubble AD was the best string of defensive prowess I've ever seen in basketball period. Last year was special too. This game showed he's still that dude. He better win a fucking DPOY at some point
Pacers fan here - fantastic break down and indeed Lakers put on a clinic and they deserved the win. Pacers need more length or strategy to contend with what the Lakers and like teams can do
I love watching these defense breakdown videos
Anytime I see beautiful, rotational defense full of good swithces and saves like this, I think of the Raptors back in 2019. I swear that teams defense moved like absolute water.
Straight up the best basketball videos going around.. explains everything so clearly. Thanks heaps!
As usual, the best basketball content on CZcams 🏆
Focused, backs it up with relevant context and B-roll. Awesome.
Beautiful breakdown...You don't really appreciate it until it is broken down like to this
Ledefense underrated
Such a good video! Love how you break down the game!
amazing work. you took game review to the next level awesome!
And the Lakers only made 2 threes. Not only that, they also just attempted 13 three pointers against 10 out of 41 shots by the Pacers. So by this stat, you can actually tell how the Laker's defensive schemes against Tyrese worked. And also adding to that point is that the Lakers scored their majority of their points inside the paint, and inside the three point line. The Lakers were remarkable defensively and if the Lakers stayed healthy, they could potentially win it all this season.
It’s because Anthony Davis rent was past due and needed cash now
FR! Bro played like he owed the mob money. Hopefully he plays with the same energy.
Thanks for this analysis. All on point. New subscriber 😊
What a beautiful breakdown. Thank you! So informative.
I hope this marks the end of ppl overlooking AD’s supreme defensive skills just bc he’s not naturally an offensively minded player. Where the hell else do we completely ignore the strength of a player bc it’s not what we would like it to be?? Ridiculous. Give the man his props.
Yeah their defense these last few games have been ridiculous…Can’t wait till Vando is playing more mins it’s gone be even more lock down …. And if they do make that trade for Alex Caruso 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨 can u imagine AC, Reddish, Vando , AD and Bron on the floor to get a stop 🛑…..SHEEEEEEESH
I've been a Cam Reddish fan since the beginning. BRO IS HERE!!
One of the more fun basketball channels to watch. Love the content, keep up the good work
AD really good at defending guard and forward. But not so effective defending big like jokic and embiid.
This why when people say haliburton is better than Steph right now, I just don't believe it. This is how Steph Curry gets guarded on an every night basis and even more in the clutch. Hali will definitely be a future star but he's not there yet until he actually has to workout being face guarded and picked up half court every possession.
People are saying that already? People need to tone it down.
Are people actually saying that or are they just saying he’s having a better year? Which he is because just using this year he’s a top 2 pg with Luka and a top 3 guard with Luka and shai
@@justinholland6132 If you mean year as in this nba season then sure, but we are 20 games in so I have a problem saying someone is better right now off a 1/4 of a season, and the fact remains defenses treat Steph way different than Haliburton.
This video is awesome. You should be proud man, you gained a subscriber. Respect
People writing off the Lakers don't know ball. This team is dangerous AND motivated, they are coming for revenge
ha ha gtf outta here both ur so called super players are lucky to play 60 games
When i was watching i was astounded by the Lakers defense and I knew they were executing a practiced game plan
Watching exciting games like this broken down just proves time and time again that NBA players are levels and dimensions above regular people. How 1 second can be so crucial in each and every team’s possessions. Crazy.
amazing video and analysis man
If the Lakers had Caruso right now, their defense would be legendary.
Still disappointed that we lowballed him those years ago. Caruso would be a great role player on any team. If Chicago are looking to blow up their team, I could see him going to the Bucks.
Forget the Lavine noise, if Bulls really do go on a fire sale, lakers should focus on bringing him back
@@revengeszn8739 Yea I don't think I hear many rumours of LaVine to Lakers anymore, we'd give up too much for him and he's a weakness on defense.
We shouldn't even go for Demar.
Alex Caruso is the only player from the Bulls we should get.
I would say a healthy Lonzo would almost be perfect for the Lakers but he's possibly done as a player with those injuries.
So the thing that was the difference maker was not making a three until the third quarter. Bullying Myles till he fouled out dominating the paint. No body today in the league can use bad 3 point shooting to their advantage like this
BIG DARWIN HAM BIGUP
great video!!!
GREAT GREAT BREAKDOWN. SO GOOD.
I know AD is clearly their best defensive player, but I feel like Lebron doesn't get his flowers enough for his defense. His strength plus speed makes him a really versatile defender, plus his IQ and leadership shines on that side of the ball too.
As fun as the Pacers are to watch, that style of play has always failed in a playoff setting. Defense always prevails unless you have the best shooters in the NBA history (Warriors, and even then, their teams were elite on defense)
Tbf they did have a really poor 3pt shooting night missing many Open 3s so they did have a real chance if those fell even at just league average
It prevails when Kyrie and Love gets injured and then you sign KD!
Agreed. People forget the pre-KD Warriors were an elite defense first team and they just think "splash brothers"
What about Shaq's Lakers?
@@arronfrazier7873 still crying for getting destroyed every finals. it's understandable
Thanks for recognizing the work the Lakers did as a whole....The coaching staff take a lot of heat so its nice to see the good is also seen.
always sooooo insightful
They all keep dismissing the 500k like it doesn't matter, but clearly it matters by the way they were playing that game. If the allstar game money went to their pockets rather than charity, I'm sure they'd play much harder there too
And LeBron and the Lakers have not dismissed the money. In an interview Anthony Davis actually said what he'll do with his money and in LeBron championship speech he DEFINITELY spoke about the money a couple of times but at the end of the day. A lot of them is making or have made millions and 500k is just additional. But to your argument it does give them something to play for obviously....and your right if they gave money as an incentive for the AllStar they definitely would see better participants and better competition
Am I wrong for disagreeing with that statement @7:45. The only thing I would change is:
"This was a masterful Laker gameplan cooked up by LeCoach, Lebron James"
Amazing video as always
It's a job well done by the Lakers. It all comes down to everyone giving it all and executing what the manager told them to do. If the plan is solid and the players execute it as a unit than it's a pleasure to execute as a player and a pleasure to watch as an spectator.
Just a reminder that the Lakers are currently sixth in your model WHILE missing Vando for most of the season.
It’s what they did to the warriors last year in playoffs. Their 3 point shooting and matchups against teams like Denver are probably still going to be an issue though
They need to pick up a defensive big for Jokic. In the bubble they had 3 defensive bigs to just feed him a steady diet and soak up fouls. But really…if you just focus on making the SG cold (Murray) the team is done. That would be what I’d do, actually. It’s very clear Murray is massive for the team, if you make him go cold that’s where your easiest path to victory is. Jokic is too grounded with too good vision to truly shut down. Murray by being a SG is just inherently easier.
@@deadprecidentsThe problem with the Lakers match up last playoffs with Denver was their problem earlier this regular season. The point of attack defender by having Dlo and Reeves at the start. Murray killed those two last playoffs. Since Cam, Vando, Prince and Max will be paired eairther one of them (Dlo and Reeves) winning ratio has been up lately. I'm more confident now if they face Denver again, locking down Murray is very essential because he's more clutch during tight games. We now have the length with athleticism on defense to challenge the Denver's length. Remember, Bron was gassed and hampered with injury last playoff also AD. If he is healthy he will do it again where Bron go for a scoring run alone to lead a 10-15 points. Then Reeves will fill in that scoring drought once Bron rest in the bench.
@@nickholy7014 The other problem was lebron was playing on one foot and AD was playing through a injury as well.
Nice breakdown, Thanks 💯
Finally found an unbiased great basketball analyst love watching your vids keep up the great work
6:04
"Lebron does not play defense."
You’d think the Pacers would have Hali inbound the ball to break that press
That still won’t work all that well. You would still have vando or cam attached as soon as he inbounds it. No other players are much of a threat off the dribble or in a playmaking role to cause the lakers to worry. Like he said in the video, “the lakers are fine with Isaiah jackson taking runners”.
then it would be impossible to pass to hali which completely takes away his value
Excellent breakdown love it well done
Great content as always
I have always said Lebron doesn't get enough credit for the fact that he can guard the 1 through 5. Even that possesson against McConnell most 4s wouldn't have been able to stay in front of him and then the same quarter have the strength to man Myles Turner. I also think you should have shown more credit to Vanderbilt, Reddish, and Prince. Those three are going to be a nightmare for any back court. Lakers just need to stay healthy and hit open shots and they can beat anyone this season.
And y’all can stop lying abt Bron never playing defense now. He locks in when he needs to. Stop the foolishness and bs narratives. Y’all been dragging it for years.
I just found you. Outstanding content. New subscriber.
Incredible breakdown. I knew I was seeing some type of impressive defensive schemes when I was watching the game but I had no idea it was this deep.
Goes to show that both the bucks and celtics main weakness is their coaching
Give back Udoka to the Celtics and they become locks for EC champs at the minimum
@@Afineadditionfuck no Houston needs him please 😢
That’s the difference between a great offense and an all-time great offense I guess. LA were able to figure out how to handle Indiana but stood no chance against the genius of Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs.
This is a new lakers team and they had no chemistry first season they were thrown together weeks before the playoffs. Compared to a #1 seed who been together for years
that’s because Denver has another threat and shot creator in Jamal Murray which indiana doesn’t it would be much harder to contain Hali if he had another player like that by his side same way its much easier to contain Nikola by himself like previous playoff runs obviously other stuff also plays a role like chemistry etc but thats the main thing
Our team had only a couple of months together with both AD and LeBron hobbled. Not saying Denver isn't a great team or didn't deserve their championship but that played a part like it does just about every year.
Every game was close I think one game was decided by more than 10 points u no chance is a stretch but u didn’t watch
Amazing breakdown, damn I didnt even know how i love this kind of basketball breakdown! What an eye opening!
Cheesing from ear to ear. A good break down analysis and defense, these are some of the finer things in life.
LeBron Haters game plan:
If LeBron won: Another meaningless championship
If LeBron lost: Another finals loss, MJ would never
RELEASE THE "Indiana won" CUT, SKAP ATTACK!!
His attack on LeBron HAD to be somewhat prepared to be uploaded so soon after the game...which suggests a second cut roasting him for losing...
I wanna see it!!
@@darrengordon-hillLeBron fans have MJ on their minds 24/7. To the point that you went out of your way to look for a reason to turn this into a Bron pity party rather than a celebration of Bron.
@@x-man9473 what are you even talking about???
@@darrengordon-hill Work on your reading comprehension skills and try reading my comment again. It was self explanatory.
@@x-man9473
Yeah, I see no "pity party".
Anywhere.
I see calling out hatred due to emotional takes....