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

Skip Bayless The Lakers are a better both ends of the floor basketball team without Luka

JJ Redick when asked how close the Lakers are to competiting for titles - That's what we gotta figure out this offseason Proceeds to praise his players on how they handled the season individually and collectively

LeBron James with two consecutive turnovers and the Lakers with great defense at the other end twiceIncluding blocks by Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura that lead to a 24-second violation on the Thunder

Dirk Nowitzki after game 2 The Lakers are always the ones who usually win the free throw battle This is new to them that they're getting clobbered more often

Chet Holmgren with the putback Austin Reaves with the layup to give him 31 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander splits through the entire Lakers defense scoring and easy layupMarcus Smart misses a 3 and the Lakers empty their benchThe Thunder take game 2 and go up 2-0

Alex Caruso with back to back 3s Ajay Mitchell strips Austin Reaves and scoresLakers timeoutThe Lakers miss their shots Ajay Mitchell scores and 64 seconds JJ Redick takes another timeoutWith replays