This one have been a really good game from tipoff up until this moment, 3 minutes gone in the 4th Quarter, Timberwolves are up by 3 points. It’s been going back and forth, Lakers might need Luka Doncic to be more effective in the 4th here if they are to win against this Minnesota’s defense. He’s been more busy talking to the refs than actually communicating with his teammates 🙄
That’s really the problem with Luka, his lack of defense. That’s a big reason why Dallas let him go. No problem with his offense, he’s exceptional there, but he can’t afford to relax when his team isn’t strong defensively. Maybe before they could beat teams like the Wolves because his old teammates were solid on defense, especially inside. But now, they don’t have that luxury anymore.
For this game? Luka was more of a liability in both ends of the court, he just scored 17 points, a far dismay from his average. And then the Wolves decided to go physical and it's their homecourt so the Lakers was not able to steal this one.
As for Butler, it's obvious that he will be questionable on game 3, but the thing is that the Warriors will be back at Chase Center.
So this is another interesting game as it will be very crucial for the Warriors to still have the homecourt advantage.