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Jovan Buha

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

It's going to be interesting to see how that breaks down because in recent games, AR, Austin has been their best closer and their best shot creator. And they've run a lot of Austin LeBron two-man game. And that's a little bit easier for them to get into rather than LeBron Luka, just because with LeBron and Luka, it's typically like-sized defenders. So they're just going to switch that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

It's going to be interesting to see how that breaks down because in recent games, AR, Austin has been their best closer and their best shot creator. And they've run a lot of Austin LeBron two-man game. And that's a little bit easier for them to get into rather than LeBron Luka, just because with LeBron and Luka, it's typically like-sized defenders. So they're just going to switch that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

But with Austin and LeBron, it's often not like-sized defenders. So they have a decision to make of they could either try to trap and then you got the short role playmaking and the four on three advantage, or they can't switch that. Then either LeBron has a smaller defender on him. And Austin has a bigger, slower defender on him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

But with Austin and LeBron, it's often not like-sized defenders. So they have a decision to make of they could either try to trap and then you got the short role playmaking and the four on three advantage, or they can't switch that. Then either LeBron has a smaller defender on him. And Austin has a bigger, slower defender on him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

But with Austin and LeBron, it's often not like-sized defenders. So they have a decision to make of they could either try to trap and then you got the short role playmaking and the four on three advantage, or they can't switch that. Then either LeBron has a smaller defender on him. And Austin has a bigger, slower defender on him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

So the Austin-LeBron two-man game has been more of their bread and butter in late-game situations outside of just Luka being Luka. So I think they're still figuring out that balance. But in terms of when the ball is in one of those three players' hands, the guy that they've actually looked the best with recently... has been Austin in these late-game situations. We saw it in the Chicago game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

So the Austin-LeBron two-man game has been more of their bread and butter in late-game situations outside of just Luka being Luka. So I think they're still figuring out that balance. But in terms of when the ball is in one of those three players' hands, the guy that they've actually looked the best with recently... has been Austin in these late-game situations. We saw it in the Chicago game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

So the Austin-LeBron two-man game has been more of their bread and butter in late-game situations outside of just Luka being Luka. So I think they're still figuring out that balance. But in terms of when the ball is in one of those three players' hands, the guy that they've actually looked the best with recently... has been Austin in these late-game situations. We saw it in the Chicago game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

We saw it in various points of the Indiana game. So, of course, he is third in the pecking order, so I want to be clear with that. But LeBron and Luka, I think, if anything, you could look for ways to play those guys off of him rather than vice versa. But the one thing, though, is if someone is going to be off the ball – I think LeBron's actually the best catch-and-shoot guy among these three.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

We saw it in various points of the Indiana game. So, of course, he is third in the pecking order, so I want to be clear with that. But LeBron and Luka, I think, if anything, you could look for ways to play those guys off of him rather than vice versa. But the one thing, though, is if someone is going to be off the ball – I think LeBron's actually the best catch-and-shoot guy among these three.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

We saw it in various points of the Indiana game. So, of course, he is third in the pecking order, so I want to be clear with that. But LeBron and Luka, I think, if anything, you could look for ways to play those guys off of him rather than vice versa. But the one thing, though, is if someone is going to be off the ball – I think LeBron's actually the best catch-and-shoot guy among these three.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

So because of LeBron's versatility, I think he's going to have the ball in his hands the least among the three. But he also is the guy who can create advantages in the post just with his size and his strength. So they're still figuring out this crunch time offense and what it's going to look like.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

So because of LeBron's versatility, I think he's going to have the ball in his hands the least among the three. But he also is the guy who can create advantages in the post just with his size and his strength. So they're still figuring out this crunch time offense and what it's going to look like.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

So because of LeBron's versatility, I think he's going to have the ball in his hands the least among the three. But he also is the guy who can create advantages in the post just with his size and his strength. So they're still figuring out this crunch time offense and what it's going to look like.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

It's been interesting to see they've largely been better defensively throughout this stretch, as we've talked about before, than offensively. And I think it's starting to click, that Memphis game. all three guys had 25 plus points, eight plus assists. That was as great as they've looked offensively, but that's not a nightly thing. And they're still working through that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

It's been interesting to see they've largely been better defensively throughout this stretch, as we've talked about before, than offensively. And I think it's starting to click, that Memphis game. all three guys had 25 plus points, eight plus assists. That was as great as they've looked offensively, but that's not a nightly thing. And they're still working through that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

It's been interesting to see they've largely been better defensively throughout this stretch, as we've talked about before, than offensively. And I think it's starting to click, that Memphis game. all three guys had 25 plus points, eight plus assists. That was as great as they've looked offensively, but that's not a nightly thing. And they're still working through that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

Well, I think you mentioned Steph's ability to get to the free throw line, and I thought he did a masterful job of that. I think it was kind of like a throwback where LeBron was really targeting Steph down the stretch and trying to get him switched on to him in the post, and LeBron was going back to the bully ball days. But I would say for the Lakers –

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

Well, I think you mentioned Steph's ability to get to the free throw line, and I thought he did a masterful job of that. I think it was kind of like a throwback where LeBron was really targeting Steph down the stretch and trying to get him switched on to him in the post, and LeBron was going back to the bully ball days. But I would say for the Lakers –

The Athletic NBA Daily
Luka’s worst game as a Laker + Draymond’s defensive mind

Well, I think you mentioned Steph's ability to get to the free throw line, and I thought he did a masterful job of that. I think it was kind of like a throwback where LeBron was really targeting Steph down the stretch and trying to get him switched on to him in the post, and LeBron was going back to the bully ball days. But I would say for the Lakers –