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

- Coaches Corner Timberwolves coach Chris Finch breaks down tape with Tim Legler discussing how the T-Wolves use misdirection to create separation for Anthony Edwards when he has a defender glued to him

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

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

Darren Wolfson Kevin Durant vetoed a trade to the Timberwolves last summer because he didn't want to play under Chris Finch I don't have all the inner-workings of this but my understanding is KD had trepidation playing for Chris Finch Superstars want to play with Anthony Edwards

Coaches Corner Heat coach Eric Spoelstra discusses the open-side pick-amp-roll with Tim Legler digresses into Tyler Herros evolution as a player He came into the league as an off-ball shooter then developed ball handling and on-ball scoring and now has added playmaking ability