Trysta Krick

The Knicks for so long were one of the teams like the Wizards that we made fun of. They were the team.

The Knicks for so long were one of the teams like the Wizards that we made fun of. They were the team.

It's crazy because you just don't really know what you're going to get from either team on a given night, right? So the Timberwolves in Game 1, they just looked bigger. They looked more athletic. Nas Reed in Game 1 was that X-factor. You had Julius Randle doing things. And so I thought to myself, okay, like it was sort of a – Like a very balanced effort, right? Jaden McDaniels had 25.

It's crazy because you just don't really know what you're going to get from either team on a given night, right? So the Timberwolves in Game 1, they just looked bigger. They looked more athletic. Nas Reed in Game 1 was that X-factor. You had Julius Randle doing things. And so I thought to myself, okay, like it was sort of a – Like a very balanced effort, right? Jaden McDaniels had 25.

Ant didn't even need to do that much. Nikhil Alexander-Walker was doing his thing. But I guess the question is, what version of Mike Conley and the Timberwolves are we going to get? Because Mike Conley was getting eviscerated in Game 2. Almost borderline unplayable. So... Lakers have basically said we're barely playing Jackson Hayes anymore.

Ant didn't even need to do that much. Nikhil Alexander-Walker was doing his thing. But I guess the question is, what version of Mike Conley and the Timberwolves are we going to get? Because Mike Conley was getting eviscerated in Game 2. Almost borderline unplayable. So... Lakers have basically said we're barely playing Jackson Hayes anymore.

We're going to play LeBron or Rui at the four or the five. So I think that's probably the smartest way to go about it. But it really comes down to is Luka going to continue to put up almost 40 a night? Can we get 20 to 25 from LeBron? And then can we get anything from anybody else?

We're going to play LeBron or Rui at the four or the five. So I think that's probably the smartest way to go about it. But it really comes down to is Luka going to continue to put up almost 40 a night? Can we get 20 to 25 from LeBron? And then can we get anything from anybody else?

And if that is the case, I think the Lakers could win this series as it goes on, just simply because it's that Braun mentality, that X factor that he has. Luka loves crushing Rudy Gobert and the Timberwolves. We've seen that a bajillion times. I think that Luka will always play well in this series.

And if that is the case, I think the Lakers could win this series as it goes on, just simply because it's that Braun mentality, that X factor that he has. Luka loves crushing Rudy Gobert and the Timberwolves. We've seen that a bajillion times. I think that Luka will always play well in this series.

I think he's like a guy, if you're betting, that you should just continue to bet his points prop every single game. But are we going to get anything out of Rudy Gobert? Two points in game one?

I think he's like a guy, if you're betting, that you should just continue to bet his points prop every single game. But are we going to get anything out of Rudy Gobert? Two points in game one?

Definitely.

Definitely.

To your point, Ant Edwards said after game two, he was like, whatever defense that they were doing was very confusing to me. I didn't understand. He was like, it was part zone. Every time I got the ball, they went into zone. And it's like, Ant Edwards is a very smart basketball player. He knows how to read defenses. There is something that J.J. was drawing up that was making him befuddled.

To your point, Ant Edwards said after game two, he was like, whatever defense that they were doing was very confusing to me. I didn't understand. He was like, it was part zone. Every time I got the ball, they went into zone. And it's like, Ant Edwards is a very smart basketball player. He knows how to read defenses. There is something that J.J. was drawing up that was making him befuddled.

And the question is, between that game and tonight, Have they figured that out in film? Have they figured out what the Lakers are trying to do to stop Anthony Edwards? And is there a way for him to break that code or break that defense down and be able to be more effective so that everybody eats? Because Julius Randle did put up 27 in Game 2, but this whole team as a whole cannot score 85 points.

And the question is, between that game and tonight, Have they figured that out in film? Have they figured out what the Lakers are trying to do to stop Anthony Edwards? And is there a way for him to break that code or break that defense down and be able to be more effective so that everybody eats? Because Julius Randle did put up 27 in Game 2, but this whole team as a whole cannot score 85 points.

You need 100 points in a game in order to beat the Lakers.

You need 100 points in a game in order to beat the Lakers.