Lakers need to defend Jokic & Murray w/o doubling to win series. AD has to defend Joker 1-on-1 and LeBron needs to do same to Gordon and Rui to MJP.
Lakers must make Jokic & Murray work hard on defense and create foul trouble. Wearing them out is big part of how you defend them. https://t.co/9S7lvD0UD4
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 19, 2024
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LakerTom says
The key to me for the Lakers to win is 3-point shooting. We lost that battle by 15 points per game in the conference finals, which were decided by 6 points per game.
Win the 3-point battle and we win the series. So play 1-on1, AD on Joker, LeBron on Gordon, multiple guys on Murray but eliminate drive and dish by not overhelping. Force Joker and Murray to become scorers rather than distributors.
Lakers can’t beat Nuggets by doubling Joker or Murray. That just leads to wide open threes. Instead, Play Jokic and Murray 1-on-1 w/AD & AR/ or DLO w/o doubling and force them to beat us. Then use AD and AD or DLO to attack them on the defensive end.