Isaac Gutierrez

Hard to maintain that level of effort when you have a 40-year-old LeBron James coming back from injury, Rui coming back from injury, saying his knee's probably not going to be 100% for the rest of the season. You need every single person on the court to be going 1,000% every time. Otherwise, you're going to have no backline defensive help.

Hard to maintain that level of effort when you have a 40-year-old LeBron James coming back from injury, Rui coming back from injury, saying his knee's probably not going to be 100% for the rest of the season. You need every single person on the court to be going 1,000% every time. Otherwise, you're going to have no backline defensive help.

You're going to have Pallet Mankaro feasting at the rim like he did tonight. I'm kind of worried that the rustiness is going to... I guess they need time to shake the rustiness off for the playoffs.

You're going to have Pallet Mankaro feasting at the rim like he did tonight. I'm kind of worried that the rustiness is going to... I guess they need time to shake the rustiness off for the playoffs.

You're going to have Pallet Mankaro feasting at the rim like he did tonight. I'm kind of worried that the rustiness is going to... I guess they need time to shake the rustiness off for the playoffs.

But it's really going to test their wherewithal as a defense because you're going to have to make up for a lot of effort.

But it's really going to test their wherewithal as a defense because you're going to have to make up for a lot of effort.

But it's really going to test their wherewithal as a defense because you're going to have to make up for a lot of effort.

Also, you mentioned the big shooting night, shooting 37% from three on 40 attempts for the Magic. Part of the gimmick of the Lakers is we're going to allow you to shoot open threes. We're going to hope it's your weak shooters that can't make it. We're doing the Mike Budenholzer thing where we're allowing nonstop corner threes. Sometimes it's going to be nice where they make them.

Also, you mentioned the big shooting night, shooting 37% from three on 40 attempts for the Magic. Part of the gimmick of the Lakers is we're going to allow you to shoot open threes. We're going to hope it's your weak shooters that can't make it. We're doing the Mike Budenholzer thing where we're allowing nonstop corner threes. Sometimes it's going to be nice where they make them.

Also, you mentioned the big shooting night, shooting 37% from three on 40 attempts for the Magic. Part of the gimmick of the Lakers is we're going to allow you to shoot open threes. We're going to hope it's your weak shooters that can't make it. We're doing the Mike Budenholzer thing where we're allowing nonstop corner threes. Sometimes it's going to be nice where they make them.

And this is what happens. So you combine the lack of effort with that. It's not a coincidence that both these last two games, the team shot the lights out when they're not famously. That's what you expected. Yeah. that'll be a common thing that you see from a Lakers defense on off nights.

And this is what happens. So you combine the lack of effort with that. It's not a coincidence that both these last two games, the team shot the lights out when they're not famously. That's what you expected. Yeah. that'll be a common thing that you see from a Lakers defense on off nights.

And this is what happens. So you combine the lack of effort with that. It's not a coincidence that both these last two games, the team shot the lights out when they're not famously. That's what you expected. Yeah. that'll be a common thing that you see from a Lakers defense on off nights.

No, it's really an issue. I think since the Lakers traded for Luka Doncic, people have had this idea in their mind of what the team would be, right? Luka, LeBron, Reeves. Wow. Offensively, you have these genius ball handlers. They can all play on ball, all play off ball. It will be electric. No defensive talent.

No, it's really an issue. I think since the Lakers traded for Luka Doncic, people have had this idea in their mind of what the team would be, right? Luka, LeBron, Reeves. Wow. Offensively, you have these genius ball handlers. They can all play on ball, all play off ball. It will be electric. No defensive talent.

No, it's really an issue. I think since the Lakers traded for Luka Doncic, people have had this idea in their mind of what the team would be, right? Luka, LeBron, Reeves. Wow. Offensively, you have these genius ball handlers. They can all play on ball, all play off ball. It will be electric. No defensive talent.

All three of those players I mentioned that lead the ship, bad defenders, yada, yada, yada. In the games that they've won in the stretch before LeBron got hurt especially, they were number one in defensive rating. Obviously, inversely people expected. And over the last 15 games, they're 19th in offensive rating.

All three of those players I mentioned that lead the ship, bad defenders, yada, yada, yada. In the games that they've won in the stretch before LeBron got hurt especially, they were number one in defensive rating. Obviously, inversely people expected. And over the last 15 games, they're 19th in offensive rating.

All three of those players I mentioned that lead the ship, bad defenders, yada, yada, yada. In the games that they've won in the stretch before LeBron got hurt especially, they were number one in defensive rating. Obviously, inversely people expected. And over the last 15 games, they're 19th in offensive rating.