The Spurs EXPOSED The Biggest WEAKNESS For The Lakers…
The young Spurs exposed the biggest problem for the Lakers.
LeBron James turned back the clock. And the Thunder continued eviscerating the rest of the league…But we gotta start in LA, where Luka Doncic showcased his entire arsenal in the 1st quarter as he usually does. Slow and steady, Luka was in his bag right from the jump, hitting 4 of his first 7 attempts from the field. And he almost broke Olynyk’s knees on this one. 11 points from the leading scorer gave the Lakers a 4 point lead in the opening minutes, but nobody could’ve predicted what would happen next because…Right after the timeout, the Spurs fueled by Keldon Johnson, went on a 10-2 run to flip the script in their favor. And he was only starting to heat up. Johnson erupted with 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting in less than 4 minutes, to put San Antonio up by 9. And the best thing for the Spurs was that they had another guy from the bench ready to deliver in the 2nd quarter. With 2 straight bombs from deep, Champagnie popped the lead up to 17 points. Down big, Luka knew that he had to do something before it’s too late.
With Bron on the bench, and Reaves struggling, Doncic was the only one who was making plays for the Lakers, and little by little he got them within 10 points. And when Papa James got back, he made sure to enter the party with a bang! DAMN! LeBron bulldozed right through Kornet’s chest for the poster jam! Unbelievable! And he had his gorilla face on, emphasizing the moment that much more. But what happened in the next 30 seconds erased all the hype because…The Spurs stayed poised under pressure to finish the half up by a dozen. And the Lakers didn’t have a clue that they were about to fall in a much bigger hole in the 3rd quarter. Time and time again, San Antonio’s shifty guards were able to dissect the Lakers defense.
So, on their next trip down the lane, coach Reddick had finally seen enough. Stephon Castle puts his team up by 20, and now is Fox’s turn to break some ankles. Oooouuiii that was smooth like hot butter. The Lakers defense was looking like swiss cheese, full with big holes. Whenever a Spurs guard tried to penetrate inside, the way to the rim was open. And despite Marcus Smart connecting on 3 consecutive 3’s on the other end, to bring LA back to minus 14, De’Aaron Fox was right there to respond immediately. However, the real catalyst for the road team was Stephon Castle.
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Lebrun is the problem and the weakness for lakers
u just commentating the game, no analyzation.
Spurs are developing for the future, they are faster way more athletic
Le bum would have been load managing if wemby played that night
Lakers defense haha doesn’t exist LeBron and Luka don’t play no defense
at the 3:35 mark did you just say a Black man got his gorilla face on? You gotta know that's inappropriate commentary!
I can only see the Spurs put the challenge to the Thunder's title defense.
Didn't show LeBrons flop at end 😆
2:56 "With Reeves struggling" while showing clip of Reeves flopping lol
Where be Bronny?
Lebron is living evidence that the medical research has come a long way.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
suns were down devin booker, jalen green, and grayson allen(got ejected in the first)…3 of the top 4 scorers
Luka may look wonderful on paper, but his defense makes Steph's look like an All-NBA 1st Defensive Team. Defensively, he's putting up 25 points a night but also letting and giving up more than 30 free points a night for the other team. JJ or LeBron needs to talk to him; he's setting a bad example. When he stops running and walking back, the whole team starts to do it, especially Hayes and Ar, who are affected the worst. LeBron is 41 and is not going to be spectacular on defense for at least another month while he gets better, yet he's still putting in more effort on D.🤦🏻♂
It’s called DEFENSE. This is not a hard concept to grasp. The level of basketball knowledge is shocking. Luka Reeves and LeBozo can’t play defense. Jesus Christ people use your brains.
Lebron the goat! 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 What a dumbass.😂😂
Spurs attack — Lebron stands around
I never buy the Austin reeves narrative. Last year he was terrible in the playoffs. I never get distracted with all his offensive highlights. Also if u really see his moves he is just replaying what he practiced on the courts, he is not reading what is the right play. One example is he seems to already decide what move he is gonna make like shake and bake to the right and put the ball behind the back but if the defense hedges him dribbling the ball behind the back reeves does it anyways. The result? He gets ripped by more athletic guys. Last the wolves he did this in the playoffs many times. And when it comes do D he has nothing to offer so if reeves scores 40, he let's the players he is guarding score a total of 60.
Anything but putting smart in the starting 5 💔
When Luca was in Dallas and had good defensive players around him, he still set a record for most blow buys and playoff history, but blame it on the goat that played great defense in his prime and won his rings. It’s Luka turn now and every year his defense will be worse just like LeBron minus the rings
I’ll comment before I watch. Luka, Bron, and AR couldn’t stay in front of most college players. Plus bron never hustles, just blames and calls out his teammates.
God Lecap is sooo corny dude. Old man fouling to score and playing no defense, screaming looking like he has dementia.
The biggest weakness is LeBron, its that simple, he's dragging the entire team down with his selfish idiocy and refusing to come off the bench even though half the roleplayers on the team are better than him
"BUT BUT HE DROPPED 30 POINTS BRO" while being 100x worse on defense than either Luka or Reaves and posting disgusting BPM numbers every game, -16 vs Spurs when they lost by 13, he was -32 at one point.
Lebrons dunk was nice but im pretty sure that was taunting after the play and should have been Tech foul. NBA needs to be boycotted for the BS they are beginning to allow.
LeBron should have been T'ed up for taunting.
Four out of five players on the court for the Lakers play the worst defense I’ve seen
F LA
Luca comes into the game takes all of the shots doesn’t move the ball around slows the game down to a stop. Every other player has no chance of getting into the game. They’re not gonna get enough shots or touches to stay warm and then when he goes out, they wonder why they go on these huge droughts he doesn’t play winning basketball. He sits there on the perimeter lets everyone go around him on defense and then holds the ball for 20 seconds each time and takes a terrible step back shot.
Check Lebron's box +/- This will tell you everything you need to know.
the defender for the spurs didn't challenge lebitch wtf was he screaming at!!
Does anyone find it funny that leflop can drive his body through a player and
and pose like Charles Atlas. Yet someone touches him and he flops like he was shot. (Some goat, or maybe a real goat)
Luka needs to bring ball up court everytime. He’s master of dissecting the defense. He always makes the best decision to pass to for the best shots. Go back and look at films, everytime they let Luka have his way the team wins 92% of the time. Luka’s is the best defense player except for Smart on the Lakers. Actually some of the better players are not playing defense! Luka has guarded 3 to 4 guys at time and that’s crazy knowing Luka is the best talent offense player in the world not just the NBA!
A few players have a few good games but never ever as consistent as Luka. So don't compare Luka the greatest player in the world to a few good games by your buddies. That's what happen in Dallas and traded Luka become a laughing stock!
If Luka is the guy, he needs defenders, Lakers don't have great defenders, ditto Lebron-Reaves
Lakers biggest liability is lebron. Watch tape, they are much better when he is on the bench
If I got away with two offensive fouls on my way to the basket I wouldn't be roaring over one of the people I fouled like a ten year old with self-esteem issues, I would be looking to the heavens and thanking the gods of bad referreeing.
It is insane coming here after Spurs winning 111 – 109 against OKC
Once again LeBron is in the negatives of +/-.
Ceilin game for Smart he won’t be that good from 3 again this season.
Flexing when you get one dunk when you’re actually getting your ass whooped— amusing
Lebum is the weakness
Clutch sports are wrong for being honest. The herd in La said rick Paul said they can't win because Sga average 34.8 against that backcourt. They killed lebron and Rich paul, FOR saying this backcourt, not championship level. LAKERS IN TROUBLE