Doncic and LeBron at home: This is why the Wolves have taken down the Lakers
Victory in the Crypto.com Arena came from a Minneapolis team much more physical and with better resources than the Angelino team
One goes to the networks and even expert journalists try to analyze what happened from the perspective of Los Angeles Lakers, especially talking about JJ Redick. But the thing has been very simple: Minnesota Timberwolves won because they have a better team: they have star players at the same level, and, above all, they had a much deeper bench and much better defense.
The fact that the fifth game was won by Rudy Gobert with 27 points and 24 rebounds (both career highs) perfectly explained what happened in a series where the Lakers lacked physical strength. Clearly. They struggled a lot to control their defensive rebound, and that ended up being decisive. Then we can talk about the physical state of Luka, LeBron, the true quality of Austin Reaves, or how poorly Redick handled things, but a team with Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo, and Nick Alexander-Walker simply outplayed you.
Last night they win with 0 for 11 on threes by Edwards. In fact, it was 7 for 47 in total for a 14%. The difference in rebounds was overwhelming, 54-37. That's where the series was decided. Lakers are going home and they will need to plan the Luka Doncic project well. He needs physicality and height around him to cause the same damage he did in Dallas.
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