Steve Jones Jr.

They got to be more decisive offensively, get the drive and kick, get Luka and LeBron in the post, make Minnesota think about doubling or sending two and then get back to, okay, we have you in rotation. We're good to go. Because if you're going to lean on small ball and Minnesota can just switch and they know you're switching on the other end, your margin of error is pretty slim.

I think for me, I'm going to look for a little bit more nuance from the Lakers. I don't anticipate they'll go away from switching completely. I don't think they're going to magically wake up and Jackson Hayes is too on the ball.

I think for me, I'm going to look for a little bit more nuance from the Lakers. I don't anticipate they'll go away from switching completely. I don't think they're going to magically wake up and Jackson Hayes is too on the ball.

I think for me, I'm going to look for a little bit more nuance from the Lakers. I don't anticipate they'll go away from switching completely. I don't think they're going to magically wake up and Jackson Hayes is too on the ball.

But I think it's more, okay, we need to know when we need to send this help, when we need to show this help, how we need to show it, do our work early, maybe more ball pressure to just try and contain the drives a little bit better. Because it just felt automatic. And you could tell as the second half went on, Minnesota was like, let's actually just mess around with the spacing a little bit.

But I think it's more, okay, we need to know when we need to send this help, when we need to show this help, how we need to show it, do our work early, maybe more ball pressure to just try and contain the drives a little bit better. Because it just felt automatic. And you could tell as the second half went on, Minnesota was like, let's actually just mess around with the spacing a little bit.

But I think it's more, okay, we need to know when we need to send this help, when we need to show this help, how we need to show it, do our work early, maybe more ball pressure to just try and contain the drives a little bit better. Because it just felt automatic. And you could tell as the second half went on, Minnesota was like, let's actually just mess around with the spacing a little bit.

Not only do they attack different matchups, they say, okay, we're clearing this swing. We're going quick on the move. That's why Anthony Edwards is making quick decisions. Julius Randle making quick decisions was important because with the Lakers, when they can load up and then go boxes and elbows and bring it back to the 90s and they can just kind of hold, it looks pretty good.

Not only do they attack different matchups, they say, okay, we're clearing this swing. We're going quick on the move. That's why Anthony Edwards is making quick decisions. Julius Randle making quick decisions was important because with the Lakers, when they can load up and then go boxes and elbows and bring it back to the 90s and they can just kind of hold, it looks pretty good.

Not only do they attack different matchups, they say, okay, we're clearing this swing. We're going quick on the move. That's why Anthony Edwards is making quick decisions. Julius Randle making quick decisions was important because with the Lakers, when they can load up and then go boxes and elbows and bring it back to the 90s and they can just kind of hold, it looks pretty good.

They're pretty active. They can disrupt you. But if you're able to just kind of flip it on them and they don't know where the help is coming from consistently, they can't get to the second level. They got to close back out. That's tough. So for the Lakers, it's kind of the do better button to a degree, but it's also just... But they should be more prepared for a team that's going to look to drive.

They're pretty active. They can disrupt you. But if you're able to just kind of flip it on them and they don't know where the help is coming from consistently, they can't get to the second level. They got to close back out. That's tough. So for the Lakers, it's kind of the do better button to a degree, but it's also just... But they should be more prepared for a team that's going to look to drive.

They're pretty active. They can disrupt you. But if you're able to just kind of flip it on them and they don't know where the help is coming from consistently, they can't get to the second level. They got to close back out. That's tough. So for the Lakers, it's kind of the do better button to a degree, but it's also just... But they should be more prepared for a team that's going to look to drive.

And so their help should be a little bit smarter. They should be able to contain the drive. Make them make tough twos if they have to. Don't be so automatic with pulling over and now you're opening up a driving kick and they're able to take the shots they want to. Minnesota was able to get high quality looks because they knew, hey, you guys are going to be in. We're going to make it happen.

And so their help should be a little bit smarter. They should be able to contain the drive. Make them make tough twos if they have to. Don't be so automatic with pulling over and now you're opening up a driving kick and they're able to take the shots they want to. Minnesota was able to get high quality looks because they knew, hey, you guys are going to be in. We're going to make it happen.

And so their help should be a little bit smarter. They should be able to contain the drive. Make them make tough twos if they have to. Don't be so automatic with pulling over and now you're opening up a driving kick and they're able to take the shots they want to. Minnesota was able to get high quality looks because they knew, hey, you guys are going to be in. We're going to make it happen.

Contest. Make them live with some tough ones in the paint. I think that's probably the biggest one defensively because they're going to stick with this core group. I think you got to probably trust Jackson Hazel a little bit more.

Contest. Make them live with some tough ones in the paint. I think that's probably the biggest one defensively because they're going to stick with this core group. I think you got to probably trust Jackson Hazel a little bit more.

Contest. Make them live with some tough ones in the paint. I think that's probably the biggest one defensively because they're going to stick with this core group. I think you got to probably trust Jackson Hazel a little bit more.

No, I think that's that's where Minnesota did a good job with the drop in the switches of saying, hey, there's actually not going to be a role here. So two on the ball is not going to happen. Your Randall point was really good. And I think this is something I've liked about Randall for Minnesota.