Lakers-Pelicans Play-In reaction: LA advances to set up Denver rematch

Here's my reaction to the Lakers' 110-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
I cover LA preserving through poor shooting performances for LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Davis playing through back spasms, LA figuring out a way to hold on, the supporting cast stepping up, a couple of key benefits to winning the game, a quick Denver preview and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
12:00 Takeaway No. 1: A gritty, gutsy road performance
16:01 Takeaway No. 2: The benefits of LA winning this game
19:19 Takeaway No. 3: Quick Nuggets thoughts
27:09 Outro
#lakers #losangeleslakers #neworleanspelicans

[@ytdgreat]

keep on supporting this channel....👍👍👍👍

[@crystalballers]

AD was clearly hampered and played through it. Solid win. DLo and the bench were phenomenal. Good to see Gabe have some success.

[@jvwilli7]

It’s not a prayer when it’s consistent.

[@benpatton6484]

I feel our bench with Gabe, Spencer, TP and Hayes is pretty solid. We are looking really good winning 12 out of last 15. Especially winning back to back road games in 3 days! Might as well take in the Nuggets now! Hopefully AD is 💯 healthy! You never wanna dodge a team. Let D-Lo and the Lakers get their revenge. It might come down to Darvins’ decision making and AD’s back.

[@JimmyEmoz]

I like the fact that Jovan is not a fan ! No delusional opinions !

[@LakerGang2001]

Jovan grew up a Lakers fan bro 😂

[@soymajia]

Lakers just made watching them more exciting!!🎉🎉🎉🎉wishing them the best against the Nuggets

[@PhillyP75]

Great Win and Especially nice to see Gabe Vincent finally show his 3 point shooting!

[@dmitryowens]

You mean finally regain his 3 pt shooting skills - lol

[@3rdFloor]

Great season Jovan. Great content and I’m glad you jumped in this space in the middle of the season.

[@Shawnpee3496]

This is your shot to take down the Nuggets. No excuses.

[@Commenting800]

Hayes on MPJ. He struggled against Bol Bol and Chet, Wemby. Hayes Can also help with the boards against MPJ and Jokic.

[@401zain]

those guys can shoot though, Hayes can't

[@elvide0]

@@401zaini think this suggestion would work in short spurts through. Maybe when mpj comes back in the 2nd or 3rd, throw hayes in for 4 minutes and try to pest everything

[@adalbertportento8303]

LET'S GO! LAKEEEEEEEERS! WIN!!! 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆!!!

[@LakerGang2001]

Let's go Lakers! time to slay the big bad dragon in Denver 🐉

[@blitzerk1]

we got this Lakers Nation 🔥

[@Zangerstein]

I agree with your defensive plan Jovan. Usually Denver goes to their PNR when it’s on crunch time. To start though, I think Gabe, being able to go over screens can help. The answer to PNR is being able to guard it 2v2 without helping. That’s it.

[@gregpollard7158]

Good Win - It's Hard to beat any NBA Team twice in one week and even harder to beat them @ Home both times!!!! Now it's time to get Our Mind Ready/Right for DEN!!!

[@Paulmamba824]

Shout out to myself for predicting this after the memphis game on your video 😂

[@onehitko9810]

lakers opportunity to flip the script: -more fresh this time AD/lebron to play max mins. -rui/reaves/dlo have all improved -gabe/dinwiddie to step up make an impact on both ends cons: no jared vanderbilt 😭

[@yeeluvspizza]

Just finished rewatching the WCF's (highlight versions of each game). Forgot how competitive the final 5 minutes of those games were. A young, talented, hungry Nuggets team went thru the team that eliminated them in 2020. It will be fun to see these two teams battle again in round 1.

[@BC-th3mx]

"Smoothie King Center" Great name 👍🏼

[@augustineadzika6728]

Analytics report: Dinwiddie, Gabe, Rui, Lebron, AD Or Dlo, Tauren , Cam, lebron, AD or AR, Gabe, Rui, lebron, AD just string this combinations along

[@MrExBearPoker]

I was never worried about Lakers getting into the playoffs. My problem with them is whenever they play good teams they struggle. So I want them to prove me wrong. They must play better than the coaching. They do that and they can win. I've never felt the nuggets were better than the Lakers. I feel the Lakers get in their own heads down the stretch. That and out coached. Theirs this Murray curl play he runs over and over down the stretch. The Lakers never get it right

[@icecoldac3]

LAKE SHOW 🗣️💜💛 🏆in season tourney 🏆WCF 🏆 NBA FINALS

[@lindag6689]

❤

[@MrExBearPoker]

That dude Alvarez or whatever his name is lol He stepped up big time for them. Even on a bad ankle.

[@fredericoportuguez6151]

Jovan, what is the latest update on Vanderbilt? Thank you

[@mervinmontoya6768]

Good job Jovan! Great team win Lakeshow

[@bettynoel8497]

Lakers need to play defense at all times and AD need to play physical and get the rebound

[@kennguyen8038]

Lacking a big man to help AD will likely doom the Lakers again.

[@birdz9252]

How did we almost choke and Zion was going off. Luckily we won and we move to Denver. Im gonna be honest, i think this goes 5 at most.

[@KeithBennett-ql3mt]

Thanks for the video Jovan the only difference in my lineup is LeBron on MPJ and AR on Murray and you don’t switch on pick and rolls with Murray and joker . Great job as always !!

[@nnam2397]

The best way to guard the 2 man game is to switch it. That’s how the Lakers beat them in 2020

[@KeithBennett-ql3mt]

Big little switch the lakers tried they are 0- and eight losses the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result time to change it up in my opinion .

[@craigosterberg5045]

Go Lakers

[@JMoney678]

Time for the Lakers to vanquish their Demons!!

[@RWor1d]

Tauren Prince is our best matchup for MPJ if we’re being honest

[@davidsuissa6247]

Hope you're right. I would have taken my chances with the Kings.

[@jeremyjazwinski6349]

jovan subs going up and up as I predicted

[@Momo-py7dv]

Ok nostradamus

[@LN-Lifer]

You wouldn't have to try very hard to convince me that New Orleans was trying to avoid Denver In fact, you could even convince me that Zion wasn't hurt at all... He just recognized that way. Couldn't do anything to stop him. Meaning his team was going to Denver

[@Momo-py7dv]

🎉 good job son

[@leChandler24]

Gabe vincent proved that he only plays in playoffs😂

[@jamesquinn1131]

Do you think start AD on joker or play him on AG like we have in the past? Surely need to play him straight up on joker

[@eltrollo7293]

I think we should have Lebron on Jokic over Rui if they switch . A healthy Lebron can also switch on Murray

[@onehitko9810]

agree. i think lebron gonna put himself on jokic which will be effective. he accepted zion… but the problem is does lebron have enough stamina @ 40 yrs old?

[@bettynoel8497]

They need to be on joker face and hands up all the team

[@thewaybacktou]

I want gabe starting over dlo. I want zero cam reddish minutes all playoffs. I want vando to come back. I want a center. I want ham to figure it out.

[@craigosterberg5045]

Lebron took a couple of charges.

[@crystalballers]

What about that tech on Dlo? Wow. Its things like that making me quesfion who the heck is in charge of the refs and what tneir agenda is.

[@benc4968]

It sucks knowing that Denver likely repeats (barring a miracle on our end) lol let’s see if we flip the script 😂

[@sagewhite339]

The games last year were super close with Dlo as a complete no-show, hopefully some of those games go the Lakers way this time haha.

[@onehitko9810]

trye. agree. i guess if dlo goes missing again at least we got spencer/gabe this time

[@AgnusDeiGloria]

Post season yo yos after a W >

[@socalgolf9978]

Lakers lucky Ingram was a no show

[@zingisamahlasela]

Less blinks, nice 👌🏾

[@gaberox1]

AD is soft AD doesnt play tnrough pain AD isnt reliable. All lies my boy played injured and still came up clutch with a huge offensive rebound. Dlo was big time he told the entire city of New Orleans to sit down right in front of the Pels bench.

[@sydneydance]

Jovan with the smiley smile thumbnail 😀😁

[@LN-Lifer]

We only won because Zion crapped himself

[@mariorovira3639]

Boooooooooohaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@lucasanfilippo5370]

Dlo is clearly the second best player at the Moment..and too often he looks like the First..