Lakers DOMINATE Timberwolves & Knicks…what does it mean? | NBA Reaction
Jason reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers finally looking impressive against some playoff teams with wins over the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves. He breaks down what it means for Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and LeBron James, plus whether the team will return to NBA contender status.
All lines provided by @hardrockbet
Follow Jason Timpf on social:
Tweets by _JasonLT
https://www.instagram.com/jtimpf15/
Follow us on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/hoopstonight/
https://x.com/hoopstonite
https://www.facebook.com/hoopstonight/
@hoopstonightjasontimpf
Learn more about the Volume:
https://www.thevolume.com
#nba #nbaplayoffs #nbafinals #nbahighlights #nbabasketball #basketball #sports #reaction #rank #ranked #ranking #lakers #losangeleslakers #lukadoncic #lebronjames #austinresaves #timberwolves #minnesotatimberwolves #knicks #newyorkknicks
20 Comments
As a Lakers fan, nothing but awe for Austin. Imagine—before, we were even having conversations about who should have more usage as the third option behind AD and Bron: DLo or Austin.
Now, Bron should probably take a step back in usage and let Austin take more of that role.
STARTS OFF WITH…MINN PLAYED LIKE CRAP INSTEAD OF LAKERS GOOD PLAY AND WINNING…SIGH
if you can't think or look in the mirror / just blame lbj . Ayton Realizing his Career is on the line / AR Getting Healthier Have Nothing to do With the Lakers Winning / those 2 are the key to success .
HOW U GONNA QUOTE WHAT MINN USUALLY DO VS LAKERS….WHEN THE LAKERS SWEPT THEM…WITH VARIOUS LINE-UPs
BUT BRON STILL HAS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL GRAVITY ON THE COURT……IT EFFECTS THE LOOSENESS OF THE PLAYERS
I think it's disingenuous for you to say that ant and Randle sucked and the lakers came out flat. The lakers played an entire game of amazing team defense. When the lakers play together, they can make any team look this way. Look at Brunson last game.
Maybe you're the one who's not understanding what he's watching because you're a LeBron James fan. It's easy to see that LeBron blows his defensive assignments and Cherry picks in order to stat pad. Come on, man
Austin is back in form coz lebron is not playing
I saw all I needed to see in Austin and Luka vs Wolves when it mattered in the playoffs lol
I saw Luka and Austin vs SGa and Dort and I saw Austin vs Murray and Jokic when all the chips are down
Casuals who don’t know nba fall in love with a regular season game in march lol
This is the part of the season where all the teams fall off and some come into form but we saw the lakers early on when it mattered vs good teams and they were terrible
I’m actually worried lakers might lose in the first round of the playoffs lol which would be the best outcome so all hell can break loose and they can go full blowout rebuild around Luka
I have zero confidence in lakers playing any defence consistent defence in the playoffs when it matters
If the playoffs started right now they playing Wolves Nuggets Rockets in round 1 I’m 100% sure they not beating any of them in round 1
I saw what I needed to see from the lakers early on when everyone was fit healthy and they needed to win lakers were terrible vs good teams
They beat Knicks and wolves and people overreacting as usual
This is what media and lakers fan always do they overreact and get sooooo high then when lakers lose and play bad they now go full hard the other way and start getting depressed and suicidal and media now bashes them and says they need to cut everyone
It’s completely laughable honestly they build them up so high then tear them down after 1 game
I have seen MSM lakers nation go wow Austin give him 30 million a year then next game see this is why he isn’t a 30 million dollar a year player hahahahah
Laughable that’s why I’m not falling for the trap
Stf
Love to see the Bron haters come out 😂 Lebron outplayed Luka in multiple games this year when he was ramped up after coming back. They can win with him, they just need to all be healthy and have Jaxson and DA play well
Jason is exactly right about how low the floor of the Timberwolves can be over the last few years and is 100% correct to not fall for it. It's not that I feel it comes from Ant or any particular player, it comes from their coaching staff. If they are expecting a particular team in the first round, they will go out of their way, even giving up seeding, to not lay their cards on the table against that team. Two years ago they played some of their worst games against Phoenix in the regular season, including the final game of the season which by giving up dropped them into the third seed which specifically matched them against Phoenix. Last year they played some of their worst games against Houston, the Lakers, and Golden State later in the season.
In these games it's mainly their offense that looks completely befuddled by defenses like Zone or partial zone, choosing to just chuck up 3s, do very basic iso drives that sometimes kick, or just pass around the perimeter. Sometimes they even win these games by just making a bunch of the chuck-it-up 3s (like for example the final game against Memphis and Denver last year). They reveal nothing about how they might break down a zone or some of the actions they use in the playoffs. As much as they talk about home court advantage, it's disingenuous. Obviously Ant will get a ton of hockey assist plays if they actually try to break down a zone and you saw nothing like that last night.
Lakers looked like they might somehow fumble this opportunity in the first half, but obviously found their scoring in the second half. I don't think a lot of Lakers coaches or fans actually are stupid enough to believe this is a matchup to seek in the first round.
We legit need to bench Lebron. Big Lebron fan, but the stats show, Lakers are better w/o him.
Jason is a LeBron fan first. Remember that.
I understand that you don't want to be hated by lebron fans. but the lakers are better without him 💯
they're playing great without stat padder LeBron. thats the reality. you're just LBJ fan
Hmm no mention of Luka when he was the engine of this team and besides the lakers defence the number one reason they won both games. The steals, the hustle plays, bringing in opposition help on defence. L
Thank you someone who actually watch the games n know what he’s talking about
7:57 the passive aggressiveness comes off weak when you put the data and the eye test together and see the team not only produces better without bron but also has better vibes when he’s not on the court
I do think the Lakers are a lot better when Austin Reaves gets going and that just means he’s gonna need more minutes which is gonna take away from Lebron also I’m thinking are the Lakers sandbagging all year and then they turn it on in the playoffs almost like they don’t care the beginning of the season so whatever happens happens as long as they’re above 500