Los Angeles-Ostin Reeves said this briefly-Lakes were clogged in the game 1 from the first round against the Minnesotsky Timberwals.
When players and coaches talk about the game on their terms, the first, the first, is the first in the list of unacceptable terms, in large, bold letters. Thus, although the logician said that Los Angeles Lakers was going to even understand this series, as it was as important as the final result.
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On Tuesday, real basketball in the playoffs arrived at Crypto.com Arena, which were obvious in the victory of Lakers 94-85.
Luka Donchich hit the floor more than a few times, even claiming that Jaden McDaniels stumbled him in the fourth quarter.
Lebron James was accidentally struck by Timberwall Bruiser Julius Randle after a shot in the paint – and the basket was dismissed.
Rui Khachimur was struck in the face, tried one mask before throwing it, then tried another one, and the Lakers coach J. Redik said that he would probably receive an X -ray after the game.
This is life in these playoffs of the NBA, where there was a noticeable league of the physical league. Officials swallow their whistles more, and players have to play through contact, and not receive salvation in large businesses and trips to the foul line.
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Maybe a long dismissal was damaged by Lakers, or maybe they were not physically prepared for what the play -off is a more likely conclusion.
When Lakers had a lull, their coach was right there with some verbal smelling salts – curses and disappointment were caught on the camera, but the message was received in the third quarter.
“It was not a disappointment, just a training,” said Redik. “It was built on the horizon. I just wanted to make sure everyone was on the same page. ”
The home team answered by pressing leadership up to 20 from 9-0. James jokingly said that the radish “jumps out of time from time to time. We must understand that this is not the way he says, but what he says. ”
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It was an alarm when they pressed the NAME button for 10 minutes, and the radish did not want this team to feel comfortable.
Timberwolves has no problem with the game Thus, these are the terms that they welcome. But the game on Tuesday was not at all convenient for them, and they should have expected this level of response from the Lakers.
Donchich was headed by Lakers with 31 points, 12 selection and nine gear, while James scored 21 with 11 selection and seven programs, which turned from the game 1 when the ball was stuck so much that Donchich had only one feeding trough.
They jumped early on the wolves, perhaps feeling satisfaction from the theft of the advantage of the home court in game 1. But there was despair, confirmation that, despite the fact that Donchich and James were two otherworldly talents, they could not win the beauty contest here.
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“We had the same gameplane,” Donchich said. “We really have not changed much. It was just the question of whether we would be more physical or not. I think we showed this, and we were there for 48 minutes. ”
Their staff does not allow them to win rather sequentially, and if they want to survive this series and any other, it should be won in this way. The total number of Lakers’s offensive has not changed at all, and they scored an average of 97 points at their four meetings of the regular season, so this is a fairly large sample size to show offensive explosions are unlikely.
The times have slowed down from time to time when Lakers tried to use Rudy Gobert on the island in defense against Donchich, Reeves and James, but Gobert usually did well, and this is what can be observed when the series continues.
The chess match between Redick and Timberwolves coach Chris Finch began, but the level of effort was a prerequisite in the first two games.
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“They play diligently, like s ***,” said Reeves. “And if you do not meet this physical physical form, you saw the result, and the emphasis for the night was to play diligently.”
This applies to all other ardently disputed TV shows in these playoff-Grind plays between Denver and La Clippers, Grit will also have its signature throughout the New York and Detrubny inclination.
Thus, it was right to take place at this table, and Lakers were determined to complicate the life of Anthony Edwards, the name of the raid and McDaniels.
Edwards accused his teammates with two hands on Jaxon Hayce in the second half, but nothing was easy, because these were the terms that Lakers allowed.
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They took the fact that the defense gave them, and the defense did not give them anything.
Lakers allowed only 38 percent, and after all these bricks did not pass much on the way to the offensive.
These simple passages for the corner 3S were not found – the raid had more fouls than the baskets after the Lakers were terrorized in the newcomer, and McDaniels competed excellently, but was not able to duplicate his game 1.
Timberwolves made only five three after a blow on the record franchise 21 in a newcomer. And even when they ran, looking up from a deficit of 22 points to force the loakenes to sweat a little, they could not drag out for a long time to really threaten.
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James made his way to Edwards in the crossing and stuck out the ball, which led to a downtime of 2:40, which gave the Lakers the advantage 92-81, some kind of breathing room and stopping some kind of critical impulse.
“They had numbers. I was able to penetrate the rear view on the right side, ”James said. “I am able to use my athleticism and smart. He reached for the ball before he saw me at his blind point and go to the coast to the coast. This type of theft, this type of game, they could reduce it (seven). ”
James is in the place where in the rear review there are more achievements than in its frontal glass. But he can get there in a few minutes, he can make critical games when the game requires this, even when he does not have the most honed offensive shows.
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This is a luxury in the presence of Donchich, for one. But James also understands that he can only do what his body can do-Rivz tried to throw him a lane at a break that the 2009 version would have brought the house, but James did not even load his 40-year-old legs to go to Penthouse.
He struggled with the randlle of these evenings, and then pursued young bucks – admits that after the finish he was tired of the dog.
One thing that seems clear after two games is like a long dance in mud.
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