How did the Lakers win the NBA in-season tournament (IST)? This detailed film breakdown & scouting report explores Los Angeles’s incredible defense that slowed down Tyrese Haliburton and Indiana, behind Anthony Davis, LeBron James, coach Darvin Ham and more.
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22 Comments
True basketball Iq u did this thank you cause not all but some people do not understand how true defense look like basketball is more just shooting there's some much that happens . But we'll Said my guy
Luv how Phil Handy went berserk when seeing Cam celebrating the made three and not picking up Tyrese immediately
The Lakers looked at basketball in 2023 and just said nah.
Three points? We did it with two.
Beautiful defense, team effort.
The best part about the IST is the grown men crying about how meaningless it is. We all know it’s not the finals, but we can enjoy some intense basketball being played in November/December
Good offense, just better defense. Very rare to say that. If there was any game more telling about the Pacers season it is this game. Great team in a great situation for the future, just not on par with the top teams as of right now. But we all knew that.
What if Frank Vogel was coaching this team?
GREAT GREAT BREAKDOWN. SO GOOD.
This is why they say defense wins championships.
Great analysis, great breakdown. You have yourself a subscriber
Bron is in year 21 swarming on defense and still scoring with the best of them at an insanely efficient rate. This shit is insane to watch. 🐐
LA Frauds
This in season tournament was so dumb 😂
defense > offense, will gave you championships
The whole purpose of the pacers play style is to catch a team off guard. This can be great for the regular season or single game elimination however, I do no think it will translate well against disciplined teams in a 7 game series.
It's so refreshing to listen to someone actually break the game down instead of pushing personal agendas because they don't like a player or franchise.
Damn dude, hats off. Dope video and analysis. This is like some professional level shit.
I said and will say it again when vando is in the defense different
A good matchup for Lakers with their length and athleticism. Still, Pacers only shot 25% from 3 on what, 41 shots, and were still in the game until VERY late.
AD is a beast!
Better then anything ESPN has ever put out in their pre game or half time shows
Damn seeing LeBron move like that on defense is scary, he is damn near 40 yrs old but still he is very quick when he actually wants to. And yes the Pacers are good regular season team imo, their transition offense is deadly, but when the games really matters they cannot rely on that transition offense alone, they need better half court offense.