Alex Hoops

Just based on the talent that they have at their disposal. Like, it's Luka and LeBron. Luca doesn't really seem to get first-rounded lately, recently in his career. And so, as far as the basketball of it all, I think what the Lakers have done... is they're not necessarily going to be the most perfectly constructed team. Like we said, they don't have a truly reliable defensive anchor.

They're doing like band-aids on bullet wounds with Jackson Hayes and doing like... They're getting by. But what's more important than that to me that the Lakers have done is they have given LeBron and Luka enough stuff that synergizes with their strengths that it's like... Yeah, this team is not constructed perfectly.

They're doing like band-aids on bullet wounds with Jackson Hayes and doing like... They're getting by. But what's more important than that to me that the Lakers have done is they have given LeBron and Luka enough stuff that synergizes with their strengths that it's like... Yeah, this team is not constructed perfectly.

They're doing like band-aids on bullet wounds with Jackson Hayes and doing like... They're getting by. But what's more important than that to me that the Lakers have done is they have given LeBron and Luka enough stuff that synergizes with their strengths that it's like... Yeah, this team is not constructed perfectly.

There's a lot of flaws, but it's like at this point with what they have, the name of the game is double down on our strengths and try to hide our weaknesses as much as we can. And they do a good job of it. They end up in a lot of high blood pressure moments like tonight, but... But they have the guys.

There's a lot of flaws, but it's like at this point with what they have, the name of the game is double down on our strengths and try to hide our weaknesses as much as we can. And they do a good job of it. They end up in a lot of high blood pressure moments like tonight, but... But they have the guys.

There's a lot of flaws, but it's like at this point with what they have, the name of the game is double down on our strengths and try to hide our weaknesses as much as we can. And they do a good job of it. They end up in a lot of high blood pressure moments like tonight, but... But they have the guys.

I think they're a team that's just... They're designed to punch other teams in the mouth and catch them off guard. Just their fast style of play and the... the high octane level that their offense can reach where they're just going to rain threes on you. And there's kind of nothing you can do about it. And then like, you also have Benedict Matherin who had some really great moments tonight.

I think they're a team that's just... They're designed to punch other teams in the mouth and catch them off guard. Just their fast style of play and the... the high octane level that their offense can reach where they're just going to rain threes on you. And there's kind of nothing you can do about it. And then like, you also have Benedict Matherin who had some really great moments tonight.

I think they're a team that's just... They're designed to punch other teams in the mouth and catch them off guard. Just their fast style of play and the... the high octane level that their offense can reach where they're just going to rain threes on you. And there's kind of nothing you can do about it. And then like, you also have Benedict Matherin who had some really great moments tonight.

I thought, obviously there was, there was a couple of moments here and there where like, he didn't get the call that he wanted and he kind of stayed back and didn't get back on defense and was just yelling at the ref. And it was like, all right, come on. He maybe should have gotten the foul, but yeah,

I thought, obviously there was, there was a couple of moments here and there where like, he didn't get the call that he wanted and he kind of stayed back and didn't get back on defense and was just yelling at the ref. And it was like, all right, come on. He maybe should have gotten the foul, but yeah,

I thought, obviously there was, there was a couple of moments here and there where like, he didn't get the call that he wanted and he kind of stayed back and didn't get back on defense and was just yelling at the ref. And it was like, all right, come on. He maybe should have gotten the foul, but yeah,

You got to get back when there's like three minutes left in the fourth quarter and you're down by two. It's like, come on. But we saw last... The Pacers have done enough for themselves. And I understand there were some external factors in their postseason run last year that they benefited from other teams, injury luck, stuff like that.

You got to get back when there's like three minutes left in the fourth quarter and you're down by two. It's like, come on. But we saw last... The Pacers have done enough for themselves. And I understand there were some external factors in their postseason run last year that they benefited from other teams, injury luck, stuff like that.

You got to get back when there's like three minutes left in the fourth quarter and you're down by two. It's like, come on. But we saw last... The Pacers have done enough for themselves. And I understand there were some external factors in their postseason run last year that they benefited from other teams, injury luck, stuff like that.

But they've proven enough with just like their level of play in that gear that they can switch to where... I think a lot of East teams are looking at them and saying, yeah, we probably don't want to play the Pacers because, yeah, we believe we can beat them, but we're going to be exhausted by the end of that series. Look at the Knicks and how many injuries happened over the course of that series.

But they've proven enough with just like their level of play in that gear that they can switch to where... I think a lot of East teams are looking at them and saying, yeah, we probably don't want to play the Pacers because, yeah, we believe we can beat them, but we're going to be exhausted by the end of that series. Look at the Knicks and how many injuries happened over the course of that series.

But they've proven enough with just like their level of play in that gear that they can switch to where... I think a lot of East teams are looking at them and saying, yeah, we probably don't want to play the Pacers because, yeah, we believe we can beat them, but we're going to be exhausted by the end of that series. Look at the Knicks and how many injuries happened over the course of that series.

It's like they wear you down regardless of if you may sweep them. The Boston Celtics swept them. But it was tough. It was the hardest four-game sweep they probably could have possibly had.