[Highlight] The Lakers attempt to play transition defense
Looking like an LA fitness scrimmage
LA Fitness Lakers
Well, Luka is in the best shape of his career. Gotta get that sponsorship for next season
Funny thing is it wasnt Luka’s fault in this play in terms of running back.
J. Hayes was ahead of all Spurs player and did not even jog for some reason? Look at the 5 second mark. I mean Hayes is suppose to be energy, defense, and lob finishing center. He is not Nico Vucevic type of guy where you are okay with lower effort in exchange of offensive creation.
M. Smart also seems to be very late to move back but him and Luka was in a very distant position to be back. Lebron not moving to right while Smart going to corner also killed the spacing and caused the turnover. Luka got the double team, maybe he should’ve try a pass to Hayes there.
Also on a 2-on-2 transition defense, how can Lebron sleep that much and not look around? Fox is not S.Curry to show up to his 3 aggressively or sth.
Yeah I’m into fitness. Fitness LA Lakers into my mouth.
lmaooooo
I didn’t think any star could have worse body language than James but 77 blows him out the water truly amazing heights he’s reached he’ll be the Wilt of bad body language setting records that will never be broke.
Love Luka, but being at the game last night you really see how often the guy is hanging back complaining about something and it’s really frustrating when our defense is shit as it is. You take the amazing with the bad with him of course, but man I really don’t get why players (not just him) wait to do their complaining when they’re not actively hurting their team
He leads the league with over 12 free throw attempts a game.
It certainly works.
Obviously the good far outweighs the bad. That doesn’t mean I won’t be annoyed when we give up an easy bucket because we’re playing 4v5 on d
What I don’t understand is how it is possible for him to have played, and in his early formative years too, in Europe, and to have such an attitude towards defense. That shit just doesn’t fly there.
I don’t care how good Luka is offensively, it’s gonna be really hard for me to root for him as long as he keeps doing shit like this. Throwing the ball away and then just standing there waving his arms and bitching instead of hustling back on D. The only reason I’ll root for this Lakers team at all is because I’d like to see Lebron make another deep playoff run.
His weight might change…. his body language won’t.
the Wilt of bad body language setting records that will never be broke.
I’m pretty sure Wilt is the Wilt of bad body language setting records that will never be broken lol
To be fair to Luka he can only run as fast as the ref he’s complaining to at the time
When I saw the play last night I thought he was complaining to the refs but this instance he’s clearly pissed off at his teammates
He seemed pissed off at Lebron for standing in no-mans-land and allowing his defender to cut off the pass to the corner.
I think Luka was mad at 36 who was wandering aimlessly and was actually in the spot when Luka made the pass where it was intercepted 2 seconds later. He cuts towards the paint instead of into the corner, where LeBron was located the whole time, thats an easy 2.
Edit: Ouch thats Marcus Smart hate to point it out but that was bad court awareness on his part
Yeah, LeBron didn’t move that whole possession which is a problem in its own right but Smart did a half cut and then filled to an occupied corner. Sure LeBron could have slid up but that was awkward no matter what
Lebron was one of the first to rush back on defense, he should be mad at himself for fucking up the run Lebron made by himself prior to that.
Nah, right after his turnover he turns to the ref and starts yapping at him as the Spurs are getting out in transition, you can see it right before the camera moves up court.
To be fair to Luka though, Hayes and Smart also put in zero effort to get back, and their whole jobs are basically “hustle on D and try not to be useless.”
The turnover was Luka’s fault.
Looked like he turned to talk to the ref after the initial reaction to me but he coulda been looking towards the bench too
Yeah and then after he yaps at the ref running up the court
To be fair to Luka, there’s two guys who are literally even further back out of the play than he is
He did give the ball away though, so should be making a far better effort at getting back
Man smart is at fault moreso than him imo. Dude barely even crosses half court when effort and defense is the only reason they gave him a job
You’re not completely wrong but in my time playing ball it didn’t matter who turned the ball over the whole team needs to be sprinting back on defense. Some coaches I’ve played for would of benched everyone on the court for a play like this lol
You are right, I don’t think it lets others off the hook at all. It just looks bad to me when you commit a turn over and your first instinct is to turn to the ref to complain rather than getting back.
Luka would not have complained to the ref had that pass succeeded. He’s like a League player that immediately looks for a target to flame after he gets solo killed by the jungler.
Not even true luka definately complains om plays that work out well
You’re going to have to translate this to layman’s terms.
Essentially he blames everyone but himself.
Luka would complain after he makes a pass that turns over
Dude is drawing fouls at a historical rate and he still has the need to bitch at the refs on every other possession.
I mean this is why people don’t believe in him, he doesn’t have the right mentality yet. They lit a fire under him with the lakers trade but it only goes so far. He’s gotta be better.
Man I’ll complain about watching SGA when he’s fishing for fouls. But holy moly at least he doesn’t do this kind of stuff. Even though it benefits my team, I get like 2nd hand cringe from it. He already get’s the most FT’s in the league, but he thinks he’s entitled to go to the line any time, even when he initiates the contact. It’s literally every single play where there’s not a whistle. My coaches in grade school/college would absolutely murder any of their players doing this.
I hate being the stereotypical user who brings up SGA in a Luke thread. But they’re 2 of the top guys and it’s just a stark difference in their demeanor.
Smart never ran back
This game was very eye opening for me about Luka.
I certainly think the refs missed a few calls for him, especially when he got poked in the eye and then got a tech for chirping about it. I thought that was horseshit.
But man, he left his team 4 on 5 defense numerous times bitching at the refs. I know lots of stars get criticism for complaining too much, but this felt like an extreme.
On top of that, I can see how some of his box score numbers are empty calories at times. If he isn’t complete DOMINATING on offense, then he really is hurting his team with his defense and hero ball.
I love Luka but he really is his own worst enemy
Took you this long?
I remember having a conversation with a coworker about how Luka cries more than anyone else 3-4 years ago
It’s honestly sad and impressive it hasn’t slowed down at all
It’s the worst part of the nba. And it’s all related to how they ref the game. The y ref it poorly, and incomsistent, and ticky tack, and it just promotes flopping and complaining. The nba would be so much better with fewer foul calls, less ref intevention, fewer foul shots, and just let the guys play the game
Insane what narratives do to shape the perception of players he was the goldenboy so people loved to excuse him.
I still can’t believe people say he’s better than shai
triple doubles and inflated stats have completely ruined nba talk
winning almost doesn’t matter anymore, if you’re putting up stats, even if you lose people will just blame their teammates
I mean the crying all the time doesn’t help but he’s the same guy who famously had a 73 point game on insane efficiency and his team didnt get a free throw until like the third quarter. Honestly can’t believe people don’t talk about how some games they randomly won’t give Luka any calls
This is a feature of the NBA rather than having anything to do with Luka. Watch a game on Monday night that is officiated with ticky-tack bullshit that leads to 30 FTA for each team, then watch a game on Wednesday night that has teams body slamming each other with nothing ever being called. NBA will always be a joke until they can decide how the sport is meant to be officiated.
Part of the problem is just propaganda. Most people don’t watch games. Most people’s opinions of players are formed by the highlights that get posted here and the statline threads
Luka is a great offensive player, so every time the mavs/lakers play the subreddit is filled with highlights of his passes, circus shots, and his 35/9/9 starlines. everyone loses their mind
very few people are even watching the games to see that in between his offense, he’s a cone on defense and complains constantly
People upvoted to the front page at least 5 posts showing the same LeBron dunk, screaming like a madman at Kornet, last night. These 2 points meant nothing in the match, they were not clutch, and SAS were comfortably ahead at the time. Adam Silver was right, people only want to watch highlights.
I mean the second you say it in a thread not actively about his shortcomings you get literal death threats in your dms so idk I’m not surprised some people are just figuring this out lol
That’s basically Luka’s worst trait. He just can’t himself once he gets in his feels.
He is very immature for the level of talent that he is. Until he grows up in this respect he will always be on the outside looking in with respect to being the best player in the league or MVP
Yup his immaturity and passsion lead to his most memorable highlights like screaming at Gobert but also lead to this on the other end
Damn Nico Harrison was right! /s
Unironically yes he was. The solution just isn’t trading him and certainly not that trade.
He was also wrong about other things like firing the medical staff and replacing them with yes men.
But Luka has two glaring flaws that he refuses to fix for an entire season and until he does, he’s really hard to build around and it would have been even harder on a supermax.
Mavs made the Finals less than 2 years and were great the following season until Luka’s calf strain , then Nico pulled the plug.
Not sure why all of you just pretend Luka wasn’t actively leading a clear Finals contender like just last fucking year.
“Really hard to build around” yet was best player on a Finals team at 25 years old. Give me a break dude.
He’s in year 8 and still doing this bullshit lol. Would’ve thought that maybe moving to the Lakers or that Finals demolition or even the Nico trade that he’d change but none of that has changed anything. This is just who he is at this point and he’s never going to change
It might be the cap to his career tbh. He’s got top 10 all time level talent. This may keep him from getting there.
Watching him with outstretched arms, crying his little heart out to the refs, while the Spurs run it back is just a joy to watch.
Nico was an idiot for trading him. But his criticisms about Luka’s effort on defense and conditioning were valid. He spends so much time complaining to the refs on defense
Is this not a coaching problem? Fucking bench him when he does it twice in a row.
You’ll lose anyway, but teammates might start holding him accountable, idk
It’s a players league
Exactly. The “players” pushed out CP3, of all people, because he was trying to hold teammates accountable.
Yea, this isn’t how the nba works. JJ benches him, and he’ll go cry to the front office like he does the refs. This dude has become almost unwatchable for me. He’s an offensive savant, but the sheer laziness on defense and the constant complaining are just such a turn off. He’ll never win anything until he learns to not let this stuff get to him
and also gets more serious about improving his game all around
his biggest issues are mediocre AST/TOV ratio, playing hero ball, poor defense, and inefficient shooting
many of these could be fixed if he got serious
He won’t though. Too ingrained and too much of a diva complex.
Is this not a coaching problem?
Luka’s been coddled for years now particularly by Mark Cuban. He’s not changing now.
Luka has been like this and especially since he’s gotten to the NBA. He toned it down in the playoffs last year, but man, it’s a real issue
This is who he is and has always been. People used to trick themselves in the regular season when he was on Dallas then act shocked he was so bad at defense in the playoffs because they don’t get as much coverage.
Can’t hide with that yellow on. Good or bad.
trick themselves in the regular season? He plays better in the postseason and consistently won playoff series as the underdog. Yall just get to say anything when its after a loss.
Homie is pretending like the Mavs didn’t reach the Finals before the dumbest trade of all time lmao
Luka is one of the few superstars that finds another gear in the playoffs.
Its just sad how you can say literally anything whenever any of the top 4 guys loses a game and be upvoted for it
Luka has always been like this though.
Watching him in the playoffs for the Mavs, I would always say he bitches too much with the refs and it led to 4 on 5 ALOT.
Don’t get me wrong, I love that he is on the team I root for now, but he has always been like this and I wish he would just stop. He hurts his teammates more. But at this point in his career, I don’t think he will change.
That one game he lost to us in the playoffs 2 years ago he was actively complaining on every play. The media ripped him to shreds and then the next game he absolutely smoked us and didn’t chirp once. So I know he’s got it in him….
Consistent behavioral change is one of the hardest tasks to accomplish in life. 7 years into his career I think it’s safe to say he’s probably not learning this lesson.
Brother, he’s been like this since day 1. I’m amazed he has the fan following he does because he’s incredibly annoying. Imagine how good he could truly be if he stopped spending time bitching at the refs or at sideline fans.
That’s what the nico and the mavs saw about him. Always complaints and hardly plays defense.
Growing up is realizing that Nico was foolish, but he was not wrong.
He wasn’t foolish he was a complete dumbass. You don’t make that trade and get only that package back.
AD, Reaves, Knecht and literally every pick possible from the Lakers minimum.
This. If the trade doesn’t work at least you have future assets
he was foolish too. also insubordinate and, honestly? downright churlish
Only thing he was wrong about was not getting more assets
There is no world where trading the best player on an active contender is the right move. They just won the West. Growing up is realizing Luka has his flaws, but there is literally nothing to absolve Nico.
You are all free to criticize Luka without being ridiculous enough to act like Nico trading Luka had sense to it.
Yea there was pretty much zero excuse to not get Reaves and Knecht in the trade plus like an extra 2 firsts minimum. But with how Reaves has looked without Luka the Mavs would have won the trade if they got him
All of Nico’s concerns were correct. What he did about those concerns was where he went totally wrong.
I disagree heavily. Some of the things Nico disliked about Luka may have been true but he was absolutely wrong for trading his franchise player for what he got in return. Especially so soon after successfully building a Finals team around him.
Go look at his defense in the Finals. Yes, it’s a horrendous matchup for him bc he had to go against two elite 1v1 wings, but even when he was getting blown by, his rotational defense was absolute dog shit. Put in 0 effort on the defensive end in the FINALS. This is who he is.
I mean, you just described how he played in an NBA Finals. This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone at this point.
And then after that finals people were saying that he was the best player in the series because he scored 30 PPG and grabbed a bunch of defensive rebounds, due to just standing around the key rather than contesting the perimeter.
I kinda get the feeling you guys will meet in the playoffs
It’ll be really eye opening then I promise
Lol yea, Luka has a lot of obvious problems but at the end of the day there’s a reason he goes on deep playoff runs.
Kinda the NBA in a nutshell as far as getting calls is what big name players are often concerned with… sucks to watch.
Thank you. And the ball hogging, attempting the fancy play when the easy play is better, the difficult nonsensical shot selection (even when he makes it) ie. See the step back threes… And so many more. If Luka wanna be on Joker, SGA, prime Bron level, he needs to mature on both ends of the floor
There’s always been a legitimate argument to make that Lukas impact on the game is overrated relative to how gaudy his box score numbers are, even back when he was a Mavs, but people would look at you like you’re the cross of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden if you ever mentioned that as a possibility
I want to see JJ Redick’s reaction.
I hope he ripped into Jaxson Hayes. Dude is buns, his greatest contribution to this team should be effort and he looks around lost after the turnover and jogs back
Ever since he beat a woman I’ve hated him. I don’t know how he’s a basketball player
I wish there were actual consequences for doing stuff like that
Right? Instead, he gets rewarded living the dream we all wonder about daily. It’s wild
Diddy doc was hard to watch
I’ll always root against him and any team paying his bum ass
That man tall
It’s hilarious how he doesn’t sprint on transitions. It’s not even like hayes is a rebounder.
Watch jokic play. Jokic sprints back on transition to be in position.
Gobert is a great example. He can literally prevent transition attacks if he’s set up.
People shit on Mavs Powell but he at least understood positioning and would always sprint back on defense.
He’s the third man back and then lets two guys stroll by him as he’s just lightly jogging back. Just horrific.
I played him in 2K and made him rage quit lol. He was on a 7’0” center and I was out rebounding him with my 6’8” PF.
Too busy yelling at Luke Kornet with LeBron after his dunk lol
You could hear him on broadcast crashing out early in the game. Literally challenged a play just to vent. Was steaming all game.
JJ has tilted his squad with whining both times vs the Spurs. He needs to clean that up. You’re not playing anymore. You cant be a hothead especially when you’re coaching one.
He legitimately should have called a timeout and benched everybody who was on the court. Anything less is enabling this behavior.
A High School coach wouldn’t tolerate that nonsense, and he’s ok just letting NBA players do that? Redick is not the right coach for this squad - they badly need somebody to hold them accountable.
Haha sniveling Reddick will never do that.
What’s funny is they went on a run literally right before this, then just gave up
They had multiple times during this game where they went on a run to make it competitive then completely deflated
Our team competes 48 minutes. The Lakers stars just don’t compete defensively, one is too old to rely on consistently and the other star never played defense
This season we have had plenty of quarters (especially in 3rd) where our team just looks flat and gets demolished.
This game the guys kept up intensity through most of the game and outlasted Lakers runs. The Lakers just have roster composition issue and I dont think their big 3 is sustainable in playoffs with their current caliber of role players.
role players
That would be the gripe here specifically
These guys know they’re on the roster to fill the gaps lebron/luka can’t/won’t do on a regular basis, if they also don’t at least scramble back on D every play they’re on the floor, that’s definitely an effort thing
You watched our 3rd quarters right? Not this one, but literally last game against the Pelicans
even this 3rd quarter we didn’t do that well. We kept the lead about the same, but that had more to do with Lakers not scoring than Spurs scoring. I know our defense gets credit, but our offense took a dip as usual in the 3rd.
God that is so damn infuriating! The Celts had a team awhile back when Brad Stevens was the coach. Can’t remember if it was Jays or IT era, but they would build these big leads and then come out after halftime and completely lay an egg. It was F’n maddening to watch! Good luck
The anti warriors
Golden Stain seem to play qrt 3 immensely well
Lakers do this constantly where they just stop playing for a few minutes each game. If you go back to look at their season, it’s a constant theme that they start off doing ok, then suddenly they’re down by 20 and the rest of the game is them trying to catch up
The Spurs were pushing pace. Our two best scorers are iso, high usage guys. They were getting gassed and the Spurs were taking advantage of it.
That’s another reason why getting Luka to play 1 on 1 hoops is beneficial.
Even if he’s cooking, which he normally will, he will tire out eventually, hence why he’s usually gassed in the 4th quarters.
Yeah but he’s Slimcic now. Just you wait until he gets used to his new body
They also pretty much froze out reeves
Reaves didn’t have it today. He wasn’t frozen out. He couldn’t get any good looks vs the spurs defense bc they have athletic defenders
He couldn’t get any good looks vs the spurs defense bc they have athletic defende
Aka they, the spurs, froze him out
How is the 41 year old the only one sprinting back. That’s crazy
He’s the only one that knows the importance of defense
LeBron the only one old enough that would have played back when basketball included defense
This is funny since Bron has quite the habit himself of staying back to whine to the ref instead of getting back on defense.
In important games? Yes he complains alot but mostly after the game is stopped.
Yes he has stamina problems and sometimes he doesnt run back. But 26 year old lebron would never do the shit luka is doing.
This is when you know there’s levels to this. LeBron is hold to such a different standard.
LeBron has definitely gotten lazy with regular season defense over the last few seasons, but when he was Luka’s age he was an absolute menace on D. Both man to man and as a help defender. I actually think his prime team defense is pretty underrated. There are some good compilation videos of him repeatedly coming over from deep on the weak side to strip the ball handler, get a block or just alter the shot. He was extremely active.
Sometimes. But when it’s time to win bron is sprinting back throwing somebody’s shot off the backboard, especially in his prime.
LeDPOY
He’s the only winner in the team
Not everyone can be a well conditioned as a 41 year old
He’s had at least 10+ years of more conditioning compared to these young-ins, it makes sense.
If you watch the beginning, he was supposed to rotate and just stood there, so his old ass better run back to cover for his mistake.
LeForecheck, LeBackcheck, LePaycheck
You can’t expect the Lakers to keep up with young athletes like Harrison Barnes in the fast break.
Harrison Barnes comes to a full stop and walks after intercepting the pass.
And still easily beats 3 of the Lakers downcourt at what looks like a bit more than a light jog.
Jaxson Hayes just literally standing around or walking the entire clip.
Patttthetic.
The Spurs weren’t even trying that hard to score here, if the Lakers make a half-hearted effort to get back they probably settle for some kind of end of clock jumper. Look at Mitch (head coach) on the sideline calling out a play for them, even he’s taken back.
Lakers shitty transition defense pretty much forced them to take an open bucket lol.
LeBron and AR: You’ll run a half court set, thank you very much, Mr. Fox.
De’Aaron: ugh fine
Rest of the Lakers: NO YOU WON’T!
This made me chuckle thank you
Saw this multiple times in-game
Lebron James cannot be one of the two men getting back on defense.
Luka is what he is, a defensive liability, but he provides more than plenty of offense. That turnover is his fault, and he whines about it instead of putting in any effort, which is expected but still disappointing.
Reeve,s the 2nd best player, gets back, good work
What the hell are Smart and 11 doing, They cannot afford that shit
11 is Hayes I am guessing, he really can’t afford that shit. Brother is begging for a Slovenian citizenship but he is barely even jogging back, how the hell is he behind Luka by the half-court. If I was in the NBA and that ass, barely getting into the rotation, I’d be running around all game every day like its the g7 of the Finals and my life depends on it. Some dudes won’t even jog like that in the scrims
Getting called by your number is so hilarious when you’re on the lakers, you know you’re dogshit if people still don’t know your name
Exactly. You can’t defend Luka’s behavior here but you’re allowed to whine and take some plays off defense when you’re a high usage offensive superstar. It’s not “fair” but that’s how life works.
The bigger question to me is what the fuck is everyone else doing here besides Lebron and AR?
Smart is supposed to be a defensive specialist and he was the last guy back
Barnes and Vassell weren’t even running that hard lmao. Vassell even started jogging to the 3-point line to get ready for the last shot. Those two guys assumed the rest of the Lakers would at least… show up or something, but then oh hey free dunk!
you’re allowed to whine and take some plays off defense when you’re a high usage offensive superstar.
If you wanna win a chip, I think you have to curb that behavior though.
Reeves was doing the same thing as luka a few times. They were crying to the refs instead of getting back on defense. I literally remember one play at the 4th quarter where he didnt get a foul and the ball was literally coming back to him after he missed and he didnt even try to get it and lebron was chasing it for it to go out of bounds.
SVG called out Luka and Hayes on this play but I thought it was a bad look that Smart was the last one back. Guy, your whole role on this team is defense and energy. You can’t be the last one back
This was the only bad play by smart. Other than that he was pretty consistent on defense and was saving the team by shooting threes
True, if he wasn’t for him the lakers would have lost by 30 honestly
Smart was so far back SVG forgot he was on the court lmao.
No, actually, I don’t think they do.
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He’s mad at the ref for not calling his signature jump into defender to draw a foul move.
Yeah idk about that, I’ve watched Luka for too long to know this was about the foul not being called. He passed up the ball last minute because he didn’t hear the whistle, likely knew it was going to be a turnover.
Look at the play man. Pay actual attention. Kornet was guarding Hayes and gives help defense doubling Luka. Hayes screens Vassell (who is guarding Smart) meaning Smart will be open in the corner.
However, Barnes is there because Lebron was just standing there when he could have drifted up leaving the wide open corner 3 for Smart. Its on Luka to see that Barnes is still there, but Bron could’ve turned this into a nice play with an open shot.
I can’t believe I’m defending whining Luka but you’re right, once Smart is in the corner LeBron needs to leave and take his defender with him. If he does Smart is wide open. Instead he just kinda stands there.
Luka and Jaxson Hayes jogging, Smart not even at the hash
Idk if this is Luka’s energy being infectious or the coaching being too lax rn or what, but Marcus Smart is the last mf who should be whimsically trotting back on defense, effort is the #1 reason he has a job
Smart was literally standing next to Barnes when he stole it too. Then scores with Smart at half court lol
Typical Luka, statpadding the Whine and Bitch column.
That’s why we call him Luka Oncic
Just took another week off JJ’s life, thanks Lakers.
Dudes gonna look like Jeff van Gundy by the end of his contract.
Most shocking thing about this clip is Luka actually isn’t the slowest on transition somehow.
1 possession in the first half of a regular season game in December should not be used to make sweeping declarations about a team…
But I actually believe this is why the lakers won’t go anywhere, despite how much talent they have. Sooner or later they are going to need to get a stop in a big game, and there is just absolutely no one I trust to be able to do that.
I would argue they really don’t have the talent to go anywhere. The team is a few guys who are good, a few guys who are good sometimes, and bums.
This is who they are.. Their net rating is 1.7 and expected win/loss is 13-11. They don’t have a single digit loss. When they are down they just give up. A contender is usually 6+ net rating.
They either win a close game or get beat handily.
I honestly think we would crush them in a playoff series. Luka’s halfcourt offense heroics cannot overcome their lack of athleticism and depth. Modern basketball is transition basketball, and the Lakers simply are not adapting. They’re still stuck in the “we need a 3nD guy to round out the lineup” mindset, so they get soft guys like LaRavia instead of keeping a dog like Goodwin and trying to get Okogie.
This has happened in multiple laker games and is a reoccurring trend. No one bothering to get back on defense and the 41 year old being the only one trying on the other side.
All night with this shit. Embarrassing
The funniest part is that Barnes wasn’t even hustling up the floor to finish that bucket either. He was just casually jogging up and oh hey look what I found, lol
That was an ugly TO, but then leaving the lane wide open - that was FUGLY
Is the attempt in the room with us?
I get the aim of the post here by ShaiFanClub, we get it, but what the hell are Hayes and Smart doing here, it takes them about 2 seconds to start going back.
Smart and Harrison Barnes are right next to each other as HB steals the ball, fast forward 7 secs later, Barnes is dunking the ball but Marcus is on the halfway line jogging.
Hayes is ahead of Luka and even with Luka wasting time complaining to the ref for no reason, Hayes still manages to cross the half-court after him. This guy is barely in an NBA rotation and that’s the effort he gives? Bro if I was barely holding onto that contract, I’d be running up and down the court like I was doing a marathon every game. Even in 7-aside football sometimes I run back to the defense barely breathing, this guy is jogging
stan van gundy kept talking about how the spurs were too young and fast for the lakers, but everyone who refuses to sprint on the lakers is under 30 years old
Luka complaints too much bro.
Not even my guy Marcus running back man what happened
Why is it 40 year old lebron and and AR the only ones hustling back what is going on lol
Luka back on them in n out burgers.
It would help Luka greatly to get T’d up every time he complains and ejected a few games to learn.
His bitching ruins the game.
Lol wild how many spurs players showed up before lakers
I just don’t understand how Luka doesn’t even get half the hate SGA gets when it comes to officiating. This guy cries EVERY possession it’s so unbearable to watch
But r/nba swears Luka is good on defense!!!
no one says that bro
Truly horrendous
I watched this over and over and what’s hilarious is that Harrison Barnes is standing next to Marcus Smart when he steals it. Then he’s somehow half a court of ahead of Smart and scores
Luka threw his hands up crying after the turnover then didn’t run back for his man
You can’t tell me this guy is better than Ant
Maybe Nico was right
This is why I prefer college basketball.
Imagine paying a lot of money just to watch that? Might as well just watch from home.
That’s fuckin awful tbh.
Austin Reaves was deciding between guarding the shooter or the driver and ended up doing neither lol
Why do players not hustle on defense? Is it because it’s not flashy/hype like offense? The amount of pros who just limp back on defense is wild. Even Lebron was running back and he could be some of these players father
He is one of the player’s father.
bron being the best transition defender o this team at 41 is hilarious.
Luka leadership lol
AND PEOPLE THINK LUKA SHOULD BE MVP SMDH