Michael Pina

I do hear them ask questions about, well, surely this is a mistake, or what did she do wrong, or Carol's not a criminal, why is this happening to her? I mean, something like this brings it home because it makes it personal.

Rudy was phenomenal. Um, I should have known that you were referring to Rudy and that's where we should start. And one of the first things in my notes, watching the game early on was how his teammates were trusting him. So very early on, Julius Randall had Luca, Luca guarding Julius Randall, by the way, um, in the back half of this series, which was kind of a disaster.

Rudy was phenomenal. Um, I should have known that you were referring to Rudy and that's where we should start. And one of the first things in my notes, watching the game early on was how his teammates were trusting him. So very early on, Julius Randall had Luca, Luca guarding Julius Randall, by the way, um, in the back half of this series, which was kind of a disaster.

Rudy was phenomenal. Um, I should have known that you were referring to Rudy and that's where we should start. And one of the first things in my notes, watching the game early on was how his teammates were trusting him. So very early on, Julius Randall had Luca, Luca guarding Julius Randall, by the way, um, in the back half of this series, which was kind of a disaster.

But, you know, they load up on the strong side. Randall beats Luka off the dribble, finds Rudy cutting through the paint for a bucket. They hit Rudy on a rim run. He seals Luka, and Luka had to pick up his second foul, I believe, like five or six minutes into the game.

But, you know, they load up on the strong side. Randall beats Luka off the dribble, finds Rudy cutting through the paint for a bucket. They hit Rudy on a rim run. He seals Luka, and Luka had to pick up his second foul, I believe, like five or six minutes into the game.

But, you know, they load up on the strong side. Randall beats Luka off the dribble, finds Rudy cutting through the paint for a bucket. They hit Rudy on a rim run. He seals Luka, and Luka had to pick up his second foul, I believe, like five or six minutes into the game.

Exactly. So it felt like every time Dante DiVincenzo, who missed a million threes, every time he missed one, Rudy was there for a putback dunk. You know, the Timberwolves doubled up the Lakers in second chance points, 20 to 10, 18 offensive rebounds to eight. Rudy had nine himself.

Exactly. So it felt like every time Dante DiVincenzo, who missed a million threes, every time he missed one, Rudy was there for a putback dunk. You know, the Timberwolves doubled up the Lakers in second chance points, 20 to 10, 18 offensive rebounds to eight. Rudy had nine himself.

Exactly. So it felt like every time Dante DiVincenzo, who missed a million threes, every time he missed one, Rudy was there for a putback dunk. You know, the Timberwolves doubled up the Lakers in second chance points, 20 to 10, 18 offensive rebounds to eight. Rudy had nine himself.

And by the way, Rudy's defensive rating, I know it's just one game, so whatever, but 95.9, which was by far the best on his team among people who were actually playing minutes. And yeah, he was just absolutely phenomenal.

And by the way, Rudy's defensive rating, I know it's just one game, so whatever, but 95.9, which was by far the best on his team among people who were actually playing minutes. And yeah, he was just absolutely phenomenal.

And by the way, Rudy's defensive rating, I know it's just one game, so whatever, but 95.9, which was by far the best on his team among people who were actually playing minutes. And yeah, he was just absolutely phenomenal.

I was kind of stunned, frankly, that, you know, last time we spoke, I predicted the Lakers in seven and a large part of that was because I thought that, well, Randall, Julius Randall, who, I've never seen a player completely 180 their perception for me personally in a playoff series than Julius Randall here.

I was kind of stunned, frankly, that, you know, last time we spoke, I predicted the Lakers in seven and a large part of that was because I thought that, well, Randall, Julius Randall, who, I've never seen a player completely 180 their perception for me personally in a playoff series than Julius Randall here.

I was kind of stunned, frankly, that, you know, last time we spoke, I predicted the Lakers in seven and a large part of that was because I thought that, well, Randall, Julius Randall, who, I've never seen a player completely 180 their perception for me personally in a playoff series than Julius Randall here.

He was like amazing, really answered the bell in so many different ways on both sides of the floor. It's like the Tobias Harris All-Stars you were talking with Rob in your last episode. That's like the guys who completely have altered their reputation in this first round. He's up there. But, yeah, I just, you know, the decision by J.J.

He was like amazing, really answered the bell in so many different ways on both sides of the floor. It's like the Tobias Harris All-Stars you were talking with Rob in your last episode. That's like the guys who completely have altered their reputation in this first round. He's up there. But, yeah, I just, you know, the decision by J.J.

He was like amazing, really answered the bell in so many different ways on both sides of the floor. It's like the Tobias Harris All-Stars you were talking with Rob in your last episode. That's like the guys who completely have altered their reputation in this first round. He's up there. But, yeah, I just, you know, the decision by J.J.

Redick to put Maxi Kleber, his Lakers debut, I don't know if we're going to spend a lot of time talking about that.