Lakers starters for Game 2: Russell, Reaves, Vanderbilt, LeBron and AD. Back to a bigger look, with Schröder and Hachimura coming off the bench.
Lakers starters for Game 2:
Russell, Reaves, Vanderbilt, LeBron and AD.
Back to a bigger look, with Schröder and Hachimura coming off the bench.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) May 19, 2023
by TVloverCam
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Jokic will get a lot of rest defending Vando.
Tell me how to feel
Better than game 1 but I wish Rui was starting.
Makes sense. Vando will either be on Murray or on MPJ to start and help us out on the glass as well. Rui will be a big part of this game so people shouldnt worry we will see him on jokic a bit tonight.
cool with Vando starting tbh, Rui probably going to get big minutes off the bench
I’m good with this. Vanderbilt’s a good rebounder and he can switch effectively on defense between Murray/KCP/MPJ. Between Bron/AD on AG and Jokic, this should be fine. Adjust from there, whoever’s having the better game between Schroder/DLo continues to play and Rui will still get plenty of minutes.
As long as it’s not a 3 guard lineup, we already start out better.
Feel like this will be like last series where Vando only gets 10mins each game.
Especially if the lakers offense is slow to start
Anticipating that Denver’s been planning around Rui, so Lakers throwing a curveball with Vando?
i’m with it
Lets goooo
Is there an argument to be made wherein we’d fold to Denver by starting Rui, fully showing our hand ??? That’s one reason I’d start Vando basketball talk aside
That’s the best starting lineup. You cannot start Rui if you aren’t going to play another big because he’s going to play a lot of minutes with AD, and when AD sits bron will have to be our center. I rather have Rui come and defend Jokic for a bit and then be the small ball 5 when they play with Aaron Gordon as their 5.
Only worry with this is the offense starting slow.
Pound Lakers ML +180
Dlo better pop off and take some pressure off Bron and AD
Hope Vando clamps Murray
Imma need Cranjis’ thought’s first
Vando on Murray is fine, but Lakers need to run some action with Vando to get his defender involved on defense
At least with Vando in, You can hope that we actually get the rebounds and not let Denver beat us at rebounding by a 20-3 margin
For this to work offensively vando has to move constantly no standing in the corner make jokic chase with hard cuts to the basket even if u dont get the ball
I’m good with this. Joker gets a bit tired and Rui comes out fully fresh legged on him, or better yet Joker gets in foul trouble
Front office told Ham they would cut off his pockets if he started the three guard lineup again.
Lebron reading the white board in the lockeroom asking Ham where’s rui.
I don’t know why we didn’t just do the obvious thing and start Rui?
Have to keep the Rui card in ur pocket. Don’t go all in too early. But I need Vando to box out and hit the defensive glass. We have to limit them to one shot. We got cooked when they got another chance at scoring.
5D chess lol
I think this has more to do with rotations. Hachi off the bench gives the non AD minutes less painful.
This is exactly what I said they should have done insert Vanderbilt back in and have Anthony Davis roaming at the back as the main defender. That’s going to be hard to deal with for Denver