Get Up Magic Johnson Minnesota really exposed the Lakers right and so when they had individual matchups they went at Luka and they went at Austin Reaves So they must improve the defense If they dont improve the defense theres no way the Lakers can win the championship

Mannix The Lakers believe they can succeed with a backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves if they can get the right type of players in the front court They are looking to build a Dallas 20 type roster similar to what Luka had when he went to the NBA Finals

Chipalu Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch on facing the Lakers without LeBron James in the lineup Seems to activate Luka amp Reavesseem to share the shots They become exponentially more dangerousbeen pretty good when 2 of those 3 been out because of just a usage puzzle

Brian Windhorst When LeBron doesnt play and Austin Reaves and Luka do the Lakers are a better team

Windhorst When Luka LeBron and Reaves play together they're just not a good team when it's just Reaves and Luka out there the Lakers are an excellent team When all 3 of them play out there they're not It's actually a 20 point difference

Short-Handed Suns target Luka Doni on defense to seal a clutch win over the Lakers

Austin Reaves misses the layup Luka Doncic stops a 2-on-1 transition offense by himself with a steal continues with the behind the back dribble and makes the driving layup over Huff and a lazy defense by the Lakers lead to an easy layup by Siakam Lakers timeout