Luka Donsic loves to ruin Rudy Goatbert, but is he making a mistake by making it his focus?
In their matchup game two, the La Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves to conclude the series 1-1, but it was a fun game to watch, but it wasn’t an easy game.
In the Stop Start Contest, the Lakers scored only 13 points in the fourth quarter, earning a 94-85 victory.
And while Luca Donsic scored a team-high 31 points, he was accused of focusing on Rudy Gobert and restraining the team’s offense.
Luka Donsic plagued the Minnesota Timberwolves and Rudy Gortbert in the Western Conference final against the Dallas Mavericks last season.
Doncic’s late shot against Gobert in Game 7 was a moment that left his eyes tears in his eyes as he remembered his recent return to Dallas.
Donsic, who again faced Gobert in the series with the Lakers, scored 68 points throughout the opening two playoff games and entered his name in the process of opening over 30 consecutive games.
Speaking after the game, Donsic spoke about his enjoyment of attacking Goatbert, accepting how the home crowd reacted.
But ahead of Game 3, reporter Chris Mannicks expressed concern over Donsic’s approach, claiming that these were shared within the Lakers.
Mannix explained: “Luke has to stop hunting. He loves talking in general, center screens.
“But he especially loves to chase, he places Rudy on the poster. He puts him on the highlight reel. He has made him YouTube clips, Snapchat, Instagram, everything, what every kid is watching.
“I felt Rachel watch the game last night and he was trying to do it again and again,” he said.
And he argues Donsic’s tenacity to return to the wells has led the Lakers’ offense to collapse later in the game.
“He did that play in the second quarter. We went to basketball, fake him with a bassline jump shot, and the camera panned him. He screams “I’ll make him submit” as he has that moment.
“I thought it was malfunctioning or ruining the Lakers’ attack.
“Talking to the people around the team, make sure they agree with me on one of them. There was too much Rudy hunting.
“And when he’s on the floor, you want to take advantage of Rudy on the boundary. Austin Reeves did that. Luka did that. Everyone is trying to do that.
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Four times the defensive player of the Year Digoat is not afraid to be put into the situation by Lukadon Sic and is now embracing the challenges regardless of the challenges.
As with offensive strategies, if they concentrate in a similar way, AA can support defense due to lack of diversity, and the Lakers need to switch that out.
Entering Game 3, the series takes a different vibe, with the Minnesota Timberwolves having family benefits, and the fresh situation is the Lakers’ chance to leave the shell and make a statement.
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