[Highlight] Warriors try zone defense. LeBron sees this and begins to direct his team to positions. Initiates the play by backing down Curry collapsing the zone. He then finds the open D’Angelo for three. Textbook stuff! Warriors go back to man-to-man defense after this for the rest of the game.
by iamtoolazytosleep
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LeCoach
That man is a wizard
LeQB
This is when I knew Kerr was throwing in the towel. He tried zone late in Game 1 and the Lakers got such good shots out of it (granted they missed them but still) that he never went back to it for the rest of the series. Him going back to a zone this game showed he had no cards left to play.
Lebron’s coaching ability on the floor does not on the box score, but it has to be such a huge advantage. He’s constantly talking to his teammates in a way that maybe no other superstar has done.
This is the kind of thing that doesn’t show up in a stat sheet. LeBron is capable of fully controlling a game in a way almost no one else can.
I’ve never seen him make plays from that position (backing his defender on top of the key) as much as he did this game
Impressive shot by D’Lo. Wiggins was still able to contest the shot despite blocking AD from a pass.
Lebrons the QB of the offense and ADs the MLB on defense. Its one of the reasons they’re such a good combo
This is the kind of stuff that makes me put him up there with Michael Jordan.
MJ is a better scorer. But Lebron’s IQ is unprecedented. MJ’s game is much flashier to the eye test but if you put everything in slow motion and break down the plays, Lebron’s game is an art. He manipulates both ends of the floor so much.
Master of the game.
LeBron at the 1 is this Laker team’s secret weapon, much like how the 2020 title team’s was AD at the 5.
That’s my king 😍😍👑👑😤😤💪💪💯💯
steph curry was abused this series on switches and in the post. im tired of gsw fans gaslighting people that he is a great defender.
The King 👑!
Bruh this is basic. Kings exploited and got a corner 3 right away as well.
LeBron is a top 5 passer all time. The speed and accuracy of his passes is marvelous.
Playing zone against point guard Lebron lmao. Kerr really was out of ideas
It was never a good idea to use zone on LeBron. in his 20 years of playing zones always end up bad for the other team
Dlo practicing his shooting form as Lebron directs traffic 😂. Worked too
You can also see D’Lo going through his form in the corner. Maybe knew Bron was gonna get it to him so he was warming it up. Nice recognition all round.
Dumb question, but how can people tell when a team is in zone coverage? I’ve struggled with that
This looks like the easiest read of Lebron’s career
But r/warriors told me that the refs won this game for the Lakers?
lmao at D russ practicing his shooting form before he gets the ball
Holy shit, you can watch in real-time during this clip that Lebron has solved the Warriors and is going to win. The only difference between now and 6 years ago is that now Lebron has guys that will make those shots.
You’re telling me this LeBron guy is pretty good at reading defenses?
Every time he saw Curry… BBQ CHICKEN!
D’Angelo literally practicing before
Would’ve worked against the pre-trade deadline Lakers
Lebron attacks a zone defense. We are all witnesses
Lebron: “Okay, Bet”.
No the refs told the warriors they had to stick to the script so they went back to man. /s
LeGeneral
LeProfessor
In todays episode of “fuck around and find out”, we have the Warriors.
LeCoach
this is the shit I come to this sub for. Been a lifelong fan and still just can’t see stuff like this myself
Thank you for breaking this down! I knew there was something cool about this play but I couldn’t put my finger on it
Zone doesn’t work on high BBIQ players