Nick Wright ATL big men were instantly in foul trouble, and Luke's response to that was, "Let's not play a Center all night." At least be smart about how LeBron gets his rest.

Nick Wright This version of Luka means no one wants to play him He and his team are clutch and connected I'm not picking the Lakers to win the title but they are real contenders

LeBron James with the outlet pass to Luke Kennard for the fastbreak layup and then he finds Nick Smith Jr for the corner - 10th and 11th assist of the nightAnd then LeBron intentionally fouls and subs himself out as the game entered garbage time

Inside the NBA Charles Barkley on players sitting out You rest Wemby maybe You rest Joker Jamal Murray and Aaron GordonYou rest LeBron because he's 102 years old All these dudes sitting out though its just disrespectful

JJ Redick on missed foul on LeBron Another night where the explanations get changed based on a win We had to overcome a lot tonight and you know exactly what i'm talking about

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

JJ Redick jokingly The one shot Lebron missed he was trying to foul bait That's the biggest thing