Lakers Show How to Contain Lebron

I thought the Lakers did a decent job defending Lebron. I think they could’ve been even better, but given Lebron’s 5-for-20, 16 point statline, it was a good enough to win. The whole key with Lebron is to force him to give the ball up or smother him with numbers. The Cavs have the depth to hurt you if you do that, but relatively speaking, that is the best option. Here were 2 sequences that I though really showed what the Lakers were trying to do, to overload the strong-side…

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