Lakers-Spurs Reaction: San Antonio’s Speed & Shooting Eliminates LA From NBA Cup Quarterfinals
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers’ 132-119 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
3:58 Buha’s Big Picture: LA’s fatal flaw has become impossible to ignore
21:09 Notable performers
33:10 Stats of the night: 48-31 bench scoring edge for Spurs; 27-21 fast-break points, 11-2 second-chance points, and 16-11 points off turnovers advantages as well for SAS
34:13 Takeaway No. 1: Marcus Smart’s impact in his return
37:37 Takeaway No. 2: LA’s recent struggles vs. above-.500 teams (2-3 since seven-game win streak)
40:28 Takeaway No. 3: Small-ball success in the fourth
43:58 Q&A
1:51:30 Outro
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21 Comments
It seems like this team doesn’t care sometimes and it pisses me off pelinka needs to be fired
Buha stop it really Austin is not a better defensive player than Lamar Odom
Lamar Odom was a better player than Austin period he was a reason the Lakers won those Chips with Kobe and Gasol
Lakers can't win a championship with Austin unless they have defensive players and athletic players around him like Luka
Your love for Austin Reeves is baffling lol
Remember the Lakers won a championship with LeBron it was a bubble chip but its still a championship they haven't won anything with Austin other than the Cup really Buha lol
I’m sorry but Luka and AR have to a lot more than just score. Real MVP’s, can do it on both sides of the ball
He needs to play Vando 😂😂😂😂😂. Ego is winning
The Lakers are 17-7 not the worse team in the Nba. They are a postseason team.
You really need to scream PLAY VANDERBILT. Foreal Jovan….. You know love your brilliant personality. But you got to stop letting JJ Reddick slide. He has VANDERBILT and Thiero
I think we need to be real with ourselves. OKC Denver and Houston are all having monster years. I think we take this year to trade guys like Rui, Dalton, etc for expiring contracts and draft picks to help us restock going forward. The big three just don’t fit together, there isn’t enough defense. There are a lot of 3 and D type guys we’ll be in position to grab this summer once LeBrons money is off the books.
What do we think about Vando and the 1st for Saddiq Bey and Missi? NOP clearly has Queen as center of the future. Probably can’t get a first for the two of them, but they also help us a little by taking Vandos bad money. We get much needed athleticism from n the wing plus a center of the future who fits well with Lukas pick and roll
Look how this guy is talking about all the other players talking about rui, Gabe. We all know who the problem on defense is Luca was traded in the night for a reason but this guy ain't going to mention Luca because he's wht, Austin Reeves is garbage on offense if he's not getting fouls and especially on defense But this guy is not going to talk about that He's going to talk about all the other players especially the blk players. This guy is a part of the problem. Lying media
AR plays big in small games, small in big games and is pathetic on defense in all games!!!
• The SAS Abused US on Both Ends; Especially AR bcuz He has to Guard the Best Perimeter Player and it looks worse when He’s not Scoring or getting to The FT Line!!!
• We need 1-2/6’7-6’9, 2-Way Wings (Herb/Wiggins) however, OKC & SAS have a Grip of Young Athletic 2-Way Players that are 6’4-6’6!!!
• OKC & SAS will be a Big Problem for the Rest of The Luka 🪄 Era (10ish Years)!!!
The AR excuses are next level, you refuse to admit that his defense is pathetic
After this complete smackdown (without Wemby) you still have the Lakers and Spurs on the same level, thats insane!
A second or third best performance for LeBron? He was a -16. The only worse + – was LaRavia with -25
Lakers is old and looked old! Luka just complains and only wants to shoot didn’t like him in Dallas!
disappointing loss really thought you were gonna go to vegas, thanks for great ep despite!
LOVE JJ and RUI but they both just need to make the hard decision and stop caring about “wanting” and doing what’s needed. really hope he at least tries smart for the suns game
The Lakers created a starting five of all guys you'd want to hide on defense, I refuse to believe anyone is surprised by them having a horrific defense now.