LeBron And The Lakers End The Rockets Small Ball Experiment | Game 4 2020 NBA Playoffs

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Lakers Head Coach Frank Vogel has designed a unique set of defensive rules to stop the Rockets vaunted offense, and Coach Nick dives into the footage to break down why it's so effective and if it means the end of Smallball.
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[@trapaneezus]

Shoutout to Frank Vogel man he's got these boys playing lockdown defense.

[@amm_09]

not even surprised tbh he’s been doin this since he was coaching for the pacers

[@Htiy]

amm_9 I think this dude has been criminally underrated because people just say “LeBron is the coach.” Even though LeBron is definitely a basketball genius Vogel’s actual coaching and schemes have worked well

[@matthewuzamaki3510]

is it more of them double teaming harden and rockets offense being bad bc westbrook cant shoot ?

[@ThatViralVideo]

frankly looks like the fix is in... Watch, and tell me it doesn't appear the rockets are throwing the games.

[@jorahgarrison2594]

ThatViralVideo Your an idiot, there’s no fix on a game where Harden goes 2/12.

[@CristianAlvarez-fw6xk]

Game 1: “THIS IS WHY I HAVE THE ROCKETS.... TAKING THE SERIES...” Game 2/3/4: The Lakers are taking the series

[@MyNameIsScary]

For the record, he still had Rockets winning series after game 2.

[@allanhouston6759]

Lebron fans need to stop underestimating Anthony Davis. 2020 Playoffs: Anthony Davis = 29- 11- 4, FG-59%. Who can stop him ? ? 6"5 P.J. Tucker ? ?

[@xaviergong6471]

Allan Houston since when were lebron fans underestimating AD

[@umarb7325]

@@xaviergong6471 rent free. You have these guys who spend their entire day on the internet looking for Lebron fans to argue with

[@Soldier979]

Can your hear me shaking my head?

[@kaydenjohnson7444]

coach nick after game 1: “i have the rockets winning this series.” lol imagine betting vs lebron in the 2nd round.

[@ryanw373]

Ikr. Lebron hasn’t lost in the second round for like a decade now 😂

[@nikitastojanovski5841]

Never bet against 2 things in life.That is Lebron James and Tom Brady,this is facts!

[@ChrisTookFlight]

So? Rockets looked like they had lakers figured out in the first game which they did but frank vogel changed the lakers whole game plan and defense like a good coach would

[@KJ-yg2nw]

Only reason they winning is cause danuel house isn’t playing. They doubling harden as soon as he takes a dribble into over the half court smh scary asses

[@marcusjohnsonssecurityguar5929]

@@ChrisTookFlight ehh you have a point but you cant define a player's game or how the series is gonna turn out after 1 game

[@jorgecamp7863]

It always one game and everyone count out the lakers

[@VoxGav-bd9rc]

Aqua 😕

[@morgantaanji4298]

@Aqua no way they lose the finals if they get there. No tougher competition than the Clippers

[@hotox23-56]

They do play really bad effort-wise in their first games so people just assume thats how they always play. It pisses me off but it seems to be part of the game plan. Play like bums game one to figure them out then go to work the rest of the series

[@MrE_]

@Aqua the east is weaker, but they are the type of teams that if you slack off, they will punish you. Heat, Celtics, and Raptors can be scary if you don't watch your back

[@TemoPlaysOfficial]

If the Lakers get to the finals they are 100% winning it. The only team in the east that had a good chance was the bucks but they are eliminated. So which team is stopping the Lakers if they make the finals? The Heat?

[@demaurimitchell3167]

Nah, I ain’t forget that you picked the rockets for the series after game 2. The title of the video should be I was wrong

[@Make_it_Make_Cents]

@Mucha Lucha he actually did...

[@josevitor7266]

@Mucha Lucha yes he did, you the one who doesn't watch the full video, he said it in the last minute

[@songaS]

@Mucha Lucha youre special

[@josevitor7266]

@Mucha Lucha "from what i've seen in the first two games i had to pick the rockets to advanced to the conference finals" exactly in that words, he can't be more clear than that. Well, except for you i guess.

[@erroneouse1929]

Mississipi Sherman you’re special

[@vinnie4538]

the Rockets are the ultimate one dimensional team

[@jhat12345]

The 80s nuggets. All gas no brakes.... Or defense.

[@soulwarsnerd]

That's what I'm saying. It's so hard to adjust. Clearly its terrible in the playoffs season it's so easy to adjust to 1 dimensional team.

[@noopyvillenikkoworld1511]

Your absolutely right tho and the absent of bigs smh I mean they still can play the small ball game with at least a big fr they made a big mistake getting rid of Clint Capela and its showing he was perfect for small ball if used right

[@jhat12345]

The westbrook trade never made sense. The rockets couldn't get it done the in 2017-19 with chris paul, who can create and shoot (although he was hurt every playoff). What was a vastly more athletic but bad shooting guy gonna do? Westbrook is Clint Capella with handles.

[@jakerojas4942]

It's management. We got leftist running things. They don't like basketball. Only care about what they can usurp from men playing basketball. Our players have no extra gear. Zero ability to play well when Defense is engaged. Men molded by a system that feeds off other team's errors. No actual play making. Or very little

[@AsimAli-dm3gy]

Kobe said this style wouldn’t win championships for Houston regardless how good Harden looks in the regular season.

[@aldrinmarang447]

@ATL 1 But the system is for Harden.

[@bradfordlangston836]

@ATL 1 If this isnt Harden's system then he'll never have a system. This team and the team for the past 2 or 3 years has been built specifically for Harden.

[@jdm132]

Harden is garbage in the playoffs

[@manz7860]

@ATL 1 L

[@bradfordlangston836]

@ATL 1 Yes, that's definitely Hardens system.

[@believerrrrr]

Hey coach, what happened to the rockets winning the series? 🤣

[@shadmalik5125]

b-ball breakdown said houston was gonna win the series dont switch now .

[@oakinw8361]

Series ain't over

[@Kuzamer]

@@oakinw8361 It's fuckin' over, yo... 😂

[@renzlenardpuga735]

hey coach pin this comment 😂😂 don't switch now

[@KJ-yg2nw]

Rockets in 7

[@jeremybrown9611]

@Calvin Calvin then he shouldn't have made such an early prediction. Who does that

[@tterminatemkxvii580]

The Brow, King, Playoff Rondo, the Hennessey and Carushow are on it.

[@saurabhsonic]

Is Hennessy J.R.? LOL!

[@allanhouston6759]

Anthony Davis is the Lakers best player. 2020 Playoffs: Anthony Davis = 29- 11- 4, FG-59%. Who can stop him ? ?

[@davidleiva3286]

Allan Houston lebron James 26-10-9 on 54% shooting

[@vee2927]

@@saurabhsonic who else lmao. Only one henny god in the league

[@jeffreyxu6430]

Kobe warned yall, iso ball doesn't work in playoffs.

[@davidfebreeze428]

Coach just explained how it could be done better and I get what you’re saying but if you adjust a little bit then this series would be way closer

[@KennethOnyema]

@@davidfebreeze428 he explained iso ball would work, making Harden a post player would be more efficient

[@davidfebreeze428]

@@KennethOnyema true that’s one of the points another one would be having Russ on the short roll but that would bring ad onto harden so maybe Eric Gordon would be better

[@jsdwta]

and houston for all these years still want to prove kobe and everyone wrong

[@LeBronJames-ss9ij]

LeBron in 2015 finals

[@misterawkward6612]

Lebron going to be 36 yrs old in 3months in his 17th season and still performs like this is Greatness at its finest.

[@itsStawny]

Not gonna forget you saying you said the Rockets would win, coach. I remember

[@oakinw8361]

Ain't over till its over

[@coolboygoldi]

I’m not saying their chances are good right now but it ain’t over till it’s over

[@KJ-yg2nw]

He didn’t know harden would be doubled for 40 plus minutes smh

[@itsStawny]

@@KJ-yg2nw of course he knew that wtf lmao

[@cesarthrashful]

He said if the rockets can hit 10 more thress than Lakers consistently they'd win, they haven't been doing that.

[@giannisakumpo3653]

Daryl Morey getting fired after the Lakers win

[@buffjesus9414]

shut up akumpo you like 69 feet tall and you lost in the second round

[@ryanliu117]

Giannis Akumpo Akumpo is trash 🗑

[@asickmuse2612]

Didn't Daryl Morey proclaim after Capela-Covington trade, he created this roster to beat the Lakers? 😅

[@yoij-ov3sd]

Nah. Tillman Frittata wanted WB over CP3

[@jimsadrian9069]

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[@phg0922]

Basically: 1. Put Davis on Harden when he enters the half court line 2. Rotate heavily to shooters 3. Allow Westbrook take a bad shot

[@Yesidfrc]

Actually they put Davis on Westbrook, so that he makes the third point, a bad shot

[@Spiqaro]

You're forgetting #4: Have Rondo's brother in the audience for a little hand waving 🤣

[@john-wg2vm]

the Rockets veered away from what was working (3s) and decide to actually play Big Ball (driving, midrangers) with Small Ball personnel against one of the strongest and tallest paint defending lineup in the league.

[@trevorpirtle4411]

Give some credit to the D for making them do that.

[@john-wg2vm]

@@trevorpirtle4411 Statistically, Lakers had the worst perimeter defense in the league coming into the bubble. This lapse in the Rocket's offensive scheme is attributed to two things, 1) Fatigue finally catching up 2) Personal/Leadership issues arising from House's decision to break bubble policy and getting kicked out

[@jekkt]

@@john-wg2vm shit i dont buy the fatigue. they had like 3 month rest after the season. i'd say harden cant handle high pressure playoff defense, exposing his offensive limit. and we all know westbrook isnt a good shooter. it takes the leaders to start going and then the role players will follow. so i do agree with ingame leadership issues. last game it just looked like harden didnt even care. they only had their small comeback run because the whole "we've given up"-demeanor made LA forget it's a serious playoff game

[@mohdfazril5824]

@@john-wg2vm Lakers changed their lineup to mostly small after game 1, leaving Dwight and Mcgee out of the rotation. They improved and defended the perimeter really well after that. The Rockets aren't getting as good looks on 3 it's not like they don't want to hit them Lakers are forcing them to come to the paint or take contested 3 point shots.

[@john-wg2vm]

@@mohdfazril5824 if you watch this series Rockets are passing on looks they've been taking all season long. Something mentally is going on with them. Harden simply isn't a playoff player.

[@hectorandem2944]

The Masterclass ad was particularly apt, because Vogel is taking D'Antoni to school. *All aboard the Strugglebus™!* 🐸☕

[@013DREC]

Makes you wonder if they even paying attn during film watch

[@mygamecube2]

@@013DREC 7⁷7

[@aniruddhaiyengar8788]

I'm here. Whew. I need a break from my work, and viola. Great video as always Coach! Haven't missed a video in over 2 years. We all know, that when that epic music starts playing, it's gonna be good.

[@user-rf9cl8dt1t]

Harden post up vs AD or James still won’t work. Rockets better prepare a new play book for 2021

[@goms2939]

You mean new coaching staff?

[@allanhouston6759]

2020 Playoffs: Offensive Rebounds: Lebron James - 6, ( Out of 92 ) Anthony Davis - 27, ( Out of 98 ) Anthony Davis is the Lakers best player, not Lebron. Who can stop him ? ?

[@allanhouston6759]

@Ren Der Is Rudy Gobert averaging 29-ppg ? ? Don"t be so $tupid. 2020 Playoffs: Lebron James = 10-RPG. Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 0.7 Anthony Davis = 11-RPG. Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 3. Defensive Rebounds are easier to get. Anthony Davis is statistically better than Lebron James in both, the regular season and the Playoffs. The numbers don"t lie. AD is the Lakers best player, not Lebron.

[@allanhouston6759]

@Ren Der 2020 WCFR: Game 2, Lebron James = 10 Points, on 36%. 6-Turnovers. The Lakers won even when Lebron scored only 10 points. 2020 Playoffs: Lebron James = 26- 10- 9, FG-56% FT-71% PER-30. Box Plus/Minus - 11. Anthony Davis = 29- 11- 4, FG-59% FT-74% PER-34. Box Plus/Minus - 10. AD is the Lakers best player, not Lebron. Only Lebron"s delusional fans deny this.

[@Runforestrun]

D'antoni won't be back next season, his contract is up and I don't Houston brings him back.

[@yasseradamdilao5995]

@bballbreakdown.you still the best in breaking games down, its like you're reading a book to us thank you. Keep it up

[@shinichiizumi1130]

BBALL BREAKDOWN: I PICK THE ROCKETS TO WIN THIS SERIES

[@remigiochilaule1961]

A reluctant half-hearted compliment to lebron's lakers by coach after seing his bet on the rockets winning the series being completely destroyed 🤦‍♀️🤣 Come on coach we still waiting on a breakdown of lebron's greatness. Hopefully it comes before he retires.

[@allanhouston6759]

Anthony Davis is Lakers best player, not Lebron. The Lakers won even when Lebron scored 10 points, on 36% and 6 TOV. In his First season in the West, Lebron missed the Playoffs. Lebron fans need to stop underestimating Anthony Davis.

[@allanhouston6759]

@xTryHard Stop making excuses. The Lakers had a good chance of making the Playoffs. Lebron James returned and lost 13 games, he only managed to win 8 games. Lebron losses o Memphis, losses to Indiana without Victor Oladipo, 23 point losses to Philadelphia, losses to Atlanta, losses to Pelicans without Anthony Davis and then poor Defensive efforts in a majority of those games.

[@Soeeasy]

@@allanhouston6759 he barely played and was injured... Chill

[@futuregohan4837]

@@allanhouston6759 Anthony Davis Bailed LeBron Out In Clutch Moments

[@julianaugusto1]

@@allanhouston6759 you need to get over Lebron lol

[@Buokik]

You taught me how to play defense. Thanks coach!

[@luisenriqueperezperez3193]

Said it last video, and I will say it again, in game 2, he clearly said ¨If the Rockets can keep making over 10 3s more than the Lakers, they will win the series¨. They aren´t doing that, so they are not winning the series, come on people, is not that difficult to realize.

[@eljefe9140]

He still shouldnt count the lakers put after 1 game, he did it with portland too

[@novaszim7902]

El Jefe that’s what he saying, he’s not counting the lakers out! No one is! It’s the fucking lakers! He’s saying that if the rockets can shoot more 3s. than the rockets will win! Where does he say, “oh boy! The lakers are gonna get swept, gee golly” Like fuck. I bet you read an article on the news, and believe what there saying is true don’t you?

[@jimsadrian9069]

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[@mihirp9546]

Bruh this exactly

[@joek1989]

They made like 22 3s in game 3 and still lost lol

[@aloneiq2285]

You can’t try an experiment when the other team has 3 coaches and two on the floor.

[@danielbelcab]

Facts

[@Make_it_Make_Cents]

Haha facts. I think the fact they have LeBron & Rondo makes Vogel's job easy bad.

[@itsty764]

If Houston had anyone with brains coaching they might make this an interesting series.

[@kickrocks3542]

@@Make_it_Make_Cents I completely agree with you. The lakers are so talented because they have Finals veterans and multiple players with crazy basketball IQ. When the lakers are at full power, they are a force to he reckoned with

[@tech_ninja]

nice one lol

[@VincentImmortal]

Coach didn’t use the Rondo-Bron alley oop for the outro and that upsets me

[@godsquadCEO]

TruMusic89 damn bruh got me all inspired n shit

[@aleemizcool3654]

@TruMusic89 Shut up

[@zeinerperez5812]

Okay, I just subscribed and thanks for a great break down.

[@brunocorneliusdorner8062]

I enjoy the daily uploads!! Always a good sign when I see the red thumbnail with NBA players

[@tigerhoods7927]

Lol all these so called analysts said the rockets would win this series 😂. Now they changing their answer

[@Theevilrhino]

First the trailblazers were the best 8 seed in history and would easily take the lakers to 7 if not win. Lebron beats them and suddenly they are just another 8 seed. Then the rockets are a bad matchup for the lakers and are gonna knock Lebron out, then suddenly “Westbrook sucks” “iso ball doesn’t work” and “diantoni is overrated”. These clowns flop faster than Kyle Lowry

[@c0nfidont]

Bro that blocked shot went flying backwards 💀

[@BurkeSorenson]

I’ve been a huge fan of Coach Nick and the Bballbreakdown for years, and this is the best video he’s ever made

[@bluesrockfan36]

No. This is among his worse. Entirely false information and looping Westbrook's misses over and over. If I told you he shot 50% from the field, 40% from 3pt range on 8 attempts and his defensive plays got them back into the game, you'd think I'm talking about another game. Entirely ignores Harden's 2-11 shooting and 0 effort given on both ends.

[@dakotapickett9120]

I love this channel💯

[@skjor1989]

At this point of their career, drose is more verstile than russ dude never imporved his shooting. smfh

[@richlor92]

Lets not talk about Rose I'm still imagaining an alternate universe where he wasn't injured and has Jimmy Buckets

[@jameslearing970]

In what way is he more versatile?

[@skjor1989]

@@jameslearing970 bro have you been watching NBA lately? Drose clearly has better bball IQ than rose. He just wasn't able to play. Russ is just a better athlete because his fortunate to not get injured like drose.

[@trevonemurry1382]

I heard he jammed his fingers or something of that nature that made his shooting overrall decline 🤔

[@jameslearing970]

@@skjor1989 Yes, I have. D rose at this point in his career has a very different role than Russ. He's a 6th man playing bench minutes. You can't really compare

[@ChrisTookFlight]

Frank Vogel completely out coached dantoni smh dantoni a overrated coach

[@OkamiJZ]

yea ok every game was close no danuel house and russ played like trash every single game

[@legendary2553]

Okami the “games were close” because they kept trying to draw fouls. They got 39 fts the last game harden by himself had 20. The lakers only had 16 fts

[@jimsadrian9069]

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[@dylanstratton4201]

while i agree with you, in dantoni's defense there is no plan b with the roster so he no choice but to run this game plan till they die

[@asickmuse2612]

@@dylanstratton4201 D'antoni don't know how to play bigs, check out his history with all the bigs he had on his team.

[@cmav8]

We love your videos coach!

[@AKSourGod]

Well done as usual Coach. 👍🏾💪🏾💯

[@Angel-bg3rf]

I thought you said the Rockets were taking the series

[@saad1008]

Facts this guy lost some credibility

[@Millennium00]

After 1 game too...

[@danielmolina22]

He made a prediction based on how they were playing🤷‍♂️ Lakers clearly changed it up.

[@DerrickL23]

@@danielmolina22 Thats the whole point of the playoff basketball. You play the same team up to 7 times in a row with adjustments being made throughout the series... No matter how you chop up it was a dumb take

[@jamiegaskins3687]

Saying that was stupid but it was under the conditions that the lakers continued to play like they did in game 1, in which case yeah they would have lost. There’s been a lot of stupid opinions on the playoffs this year.

[@HoopsKevinski]

7:38 says it all. Can't space 3pt line with all 5 on it. Rondo not even watching Harden AND LJ not sagging off RW, yet #TheBeardSTILLWontCut. ... Bad shooter Rivers takes bad trey & only #RussellHussles on boards.

[@erfanchowdhury9688]

hey coach i remember asking you to make a video on the rockets and how their offense is lackluster at best, and u have not disappointed this season

[@karimamin2]

I know I've mentioned it on other videos but don't ever change your music. This is the boooooooooooomb. My neighbors hate me since they gotta hear me whistling this jam every morning

[@extreame7304]

At first, you didin't doubt the rockets cause Lakers wasn't stopping threes, but now when they are up 3-1 all of a sudden you put clips from game 2 and say lakers stopped the small ball. OK

[@saad1008]

The funny thing is he's supposed to be a so called expert and he was dead wrong

[@Rickkysimo]

Time to blow up the rockets, I heard Chris Paul is available for a trade

[@ahmadrizwan3160]

Jonathan Velazquez imagine we trade russ for cp3 😭😭

[@Htiy]

AHMAD RIZWAN run it back with CP3😭... tbh I feel like the small ball Rockets would be better with CP3

[@velcapitan]

Bwuahahahahahahahaha

[@underpressure07140]

Trade for a big man like Capela as well and it's gonna be Lob City!

[@Diego-ww3mg]

@@Htiy CP3 doesn't fit with Harden, and Russ is the only one who can infiltrate

[@tavoali2972]

Nice one coach 💯🔥🔥

[@AllPureSkill]

Amazing breakdown

[@drewtravis1241]

Can you stop doubting Bron now coach? Lol

[@ThePsp123789]

+RandomName Clippers defense isn't anything special. I'll come back to this comment when he averages 30 a game tho 😂🤦‍♂️

[@johnjackson9819]

@RandomName Clippers defense is overrated. Kawhi has to carry the offense so he can't defend Lebron as much as he used to and they dont have a single Elite defender for AD. They were getting their asses handed to them by Luka and tim hardaway Jr. Lebron will be fine.

[@allanhouston6759]

AD carried Lebron.

[@techpor4195]

BBALLBREAKDOWN PLAYOFFS LAKERS VS HOUSTON: I THINK THE ROCKETS WILL TAKE IT, HOW ABOUT NOW?

[@rich_2824]

Coach Nick back with the epicness.

[@deeway5964]

I believe small ball is only applicable when you install a motion offense in it whether it's motion weak or strong, certain series out of Princeton or Triangle(even without the initial post feeding)

[@jerrynewman7891]

Brook Lopez would be a perfect fit for this team.

[@OrangeSodaKing]

3:45 lol

[@desmondclarke4994]

I just want to know what is the bball breakdown theme music😅😅. It gets me everytime!🏀

[@enriquejasso4557]

The Lakers coach is awesome!! I miss him on impractical jokers, but I'm sure he is enjoying this new career just as much.

[@izumithegreat4597]

We literally got Westbrick 1 year after we fk'ed em up in the 2nd round 😭

[@CurseMonstr]

The fact they traded for Westbrook then when he was trash he blamed Capela being in his way at the rim. So they trade Capela for peanuts and now have no one to stop AD and LeBron and Westbrook is still trash 😂. Morey gonna be out of a job this off-season.

[@potentfade5664]

Covington is peanuts? Also Russ isn't trash. Capela wouldve gotten eaten by the lakers bigs.

[@jameslearing970]

You think Covington is peanuts? One of the premier perimeter defenders who's a decent volume 3pt shooter? I suggest you watch Coach nick's video n why the Rockets traded Capela. Lineups with him were doing terribly before he was traded.

[@CurseMonstr]

@@jameslearing970 How's he doing defending AD or Bron?

[@knaanman7670]

Covington is a better overall player then Capela, Capela is overrated just like Westbrook and Harden.

[@jameslearing970]

@@CurseMonstr Capela wuld get cooked by them to. Rockets were getting destroyed on both ends with Capela lineups. Capela takes away space.

[@toucheyang89]

You're the man coach!

[@plefevre]

I love the play at 7:35 where Harden is just standing around, hands on hips completely unengaged. No ball, no Harden.

[@miggyalejandro]

7:38 Harden has a wide open cut to the basket. Rivers hits him with a bounce pass and he either gets a layup or the help comes and the corner man is open. Instead he stands still with his hands on his hips. smh.

[@bluesrockfan36]

But but but WesTBrooK is BaaD! Isn't that the Coach's narrative?

[@mohdfazril5824]

I come here to comment on this too, looks like you picked it up first. I couldn't believe how he did not cut there the fpath to the basket was so open.

[@miggyalejandro]

@@mohdfazril5824 look at Rondo's defensive positioning. Normally that's bad defense but it's a smart move to over play the pass denial because he knows Harden won't cut.

[@amurione5553]

they can't stop AD and AD stop them

[@yaddakmela5722]

Coach Nick, I absolutely love your videos. Keep it up my man!

[@JoseRodriguez-kw9ez]

Klint eating popcorn loving this

[@MaestroSobol]

To me the outstanding issue is that the rockets don’t have any elite 3 point shooters. Their best shooter is Ben McLemore who is 27th best in the league and the next best shooter is Danuel House, 36.3% and league average is 35.8%. If you’re gonna go small and you’re counting on making a lot of threes, you’d better have the personnel to hit them. Look at the Warriors “death lineup”. They had three elite shooters, Durant Curry Thompson all above 40%.

[@TheUltimateRage]

This is absolutely incorrect! The problem is that the Lakers play tenacious defense, slowing down the pace of the game (Rockets have one of the fastest-paced teams in the league), and the Lakers have done an excellent job keeping Houston away from the 3-point line. Houston is at their best when they're jacking up 40-50 3s a game. However, Lakers have held Houston to their lowest 3 point attempts this season.

[@bardiaanvari7708]

Ah yes, "no views" and 5 likes. Thank you KZbin very cool.

[@jperson03]

this was a good breakdown and funny shit

[@Puffballs-en2sk]

post passing is ultra underated bc playoffs is mostly halfcourt set if you look back at previous championship teams they had a post initiator just to name a few Kobe, MJ, Duncan, Dirk, KD it helps create advantage whilst being in a position to score by sucking in the defence.

[@SntYvsLrnt]

Another team being disbanded because of LeBron James. GOAT

[@realrapfan4555]

Gsw had to add KD lmfao but people, they couldnt run it nack like bron n cavs did oh yea cause they was healthy now lmfaoo Cried when lebron asked for a back up PG Dismatled=celtics, indiana, houston, okc, hawks, brooklen, knicks, traumatize toronto,

[@Diego-ww3mg]

MJ is the GOAT

[@realrapfan4555]

Juwan Taylor yea and in that same finals that warriors beat the cavs without kd the cavs were without kyrie and klove whats your point?lmfao joke

[@thelast24hours87]

Bballbreakdown in shambles he has to talk positive about LeBron James & the Lakers

[@allanhouston6759]

Lebron fans need to stop underestimating Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis is the Lakers best player, not Lebron. The Lakers won even when Lebron scored 10 points, on 36% and 6-TOV. 2020 Playoffs: Anthony Davis = 29- 11- 4, FG-59%.

[@thelast24hours87]

@@sujalbamal4418 that's what I mean, he always criticizes them, lol

[@phyarth8082]

Small ball speed versus slow but high ball team. Ten years ago position players disappeared, know tall center can shoot three points easily, still height superiority in team is crucial factor.

[@lemuelreyes1941]

Capela smirking right now

[@aerialkiller5948]

This is where a Twitch chat would spam "coach diff".

[@kashishchopra1041]

They're still a good team, they need a three-point shooting shot blocker that can elevate their defence while stretching the floor *cough cough Serge Ibaka* (who is a free agent next year)

[@user-mn5cq6rs9p]

Jokic or Kat would be a good fit

[@jamesjackson920]

20 20 neither of them are defenders

[@adil8701]

They need a point guard capable of creating plays

[@mormanfreegan545]

adil8701 Already had CP3, Harden can’t play with another star

[@sweettooph2221]

too old now

[@zazuofficial.]

Coach, you called the Rockets winning this series lol but hey I’m glad you’re the type to let new evidence shape your thoughts. Love the breakdowns.

[@CuriousPug12]

I still remember what harden said after game 1 "Height without heart is nothing" well... Lakers show him heart with height on the game 2,3,4

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

I said it before and I'll say it again, Mike D'Antoni is a bad coach. Offensive wizard, but a bad head coach.

[@adil8701]

How is he an offensive wizard as he couldnt find the solution against the lakers in order to outscore them ?

[@aniruddhaiyengar8788]

@RandomName Thats the problem. D'Antoni on Phoenix was the ultimate fast paced, share the ball system, with 7 seconds or less. He was a wizard there. The he went to the Knicks, where Melo didn't accept the system because he wanted to iso. And now in Houston, where Harden can't accept it cuz he wants isos.

[@SilkyLew]

Not sure how he's still head coach. He'll make an nice assistant coach.

[@velcapitan]

@@aniruddhaiyengar8788 7 seconds or less was also a joke. This is why that system failed.

[@johnjackson9819]

@@aniruddhaiyengar8788 D'Antoni on phoenix only worked Because of Steve nash's high Bball IQ. put someone else instead of Nash and D'antoni would have gotten exposed.

[@simsimt]

Coach Nick: “[Russell] could’ve wounded _someone in the stands_ firing a ball like this out of bounds like a cannon shot.” Can you see me shaking my head? #whatstandscoach #covid19

[@Make_it_Make_Cents]

lol that's why he said 'could've'... because if there were people, it would've.

[@redjhaya5510]

just keep shaking

[@xxkoalakillerxx2396]

man i love watching bball ads

[@RC-bu4qb]

THIS IS GREAT

[@Frank-hv7xj]

Rockets has only proven they're a low-grade version of the Warriors. I think it's time to blow it up and rebuild b/c Russ has already shown he's not a no.1 option (at best 3rd option) and now Harden has proven he's not a no.1 option as well (2nd option), they're extremely inefficient with poor leadership... they literally have nothing going forward but more disappointment. Trade Harden while he still has value and try to get rid of Russ b/c no one now would want him with that big contract. (Literally you're paying a bench warmer who's freakishly athletic 40mil a year 🤦‍♂️)

[@devinbooker4151]

Harden this playoff run G1 37P 11R 3a 11/22 7-8 FT G2 21P 5T 9a 3s 1b 9-9 FT G3 38p 7r 8a 1s 12/27 11-15 FT G4 32p 6r 6a 4s 1b 11/25 4-5 FG G5 31 5A 7a 1S 1B 11-15 FG 5-6 FT G6 32 8R 7a 11-22 FG 7-8 FT G7 17 9A 2S 3B FG 8-9 FT G1 36 5A 2S 1B 12-20 FG 9-12 FT G2 27 7A 2S 6/12 FG 11-13 FT G3 33 9A 9R 11/23 FG 7-7 FT G4 21 10A 4R 3B 2S 2/11 FG 16/20 FT Such a choker ‼️‼️

[@buffjesus9414]

shut up d book talk when you make the playoffs boi

[@shermanleeyh]

Davies guarding him vs schroder guarding lmao

[@Rickkysimo]

Scored 21 points and 16 of them were free throws, what a fucking joke

[@KJ-yg2nw]

Imagine being a Devin booker fan lol. All he does is run and shoot 3s, trash ass couldn’t even get the suns to 8th seed LOL

[@Rohan_Mehta]

Jonathan Velazquez you do realize that’s a good thing right, that shows that he can still be effective even when his shot isn’t falling

[@foodie_boy]

wow, I watch every minute of Lakers game but couldn't realize thier game plan like you.

[@jdapaul1351]

Who do you think has the best small-ball lineup? It has to be the 2015-2019 Warriors.

[@mruv5944]

It’s time for DAntoni to go 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@kaanthedesperate]

I told it. And you were picking Houston. You do NOT know basketball.

[@zmonkey111]

Lol, Cuttino over here trying to explain something and Coach be like "Nah man, let me explain the realization you gave me everyone."

[@TeemuSintonen]

We've been rebuilding for years. Post-Kobe era Lakers deserve this success & it's so good to see them perform well and play defense.

[@ultragokui8699]

“Success” lol

[@FunFlicksTV547]

U said rockets were gonna win😂

[@lavonhathcock6048]

@Mucha Lucha nah there's no "trick" he said they were going to win and is now changing up smh

[@billymaher40]

Russ carrying out there

[@michaelswrld6455]

He really is

[@SilkyLew]

Russ has low IQ

[@pattonjeffrey6]

You da man coach

[@seanakridge2971]

Keep your head up Danuel House

[@TRAMNITTSU]

Lakers got 2 players who REALLY turn it up in the playoffs: Playoff LeBron and Playoff Rondo. They earned those nicknames. Fans gave them the nickname. On the other hand this fool Paul George calls HIMSELF Playoff P when he never earned it. His comment was even laughed at by his own teammates Russ and Melo. Here’s a lesson in egotism and arrogance.

[@jebinm4706]

its okay to call yourself something if u back it up. ali said he is the greatest and he backed it up . lebron said the same and continues to amaze us. pg on the other hand...

[@perkyshmurky]

TruMusic89 lebron the goat

[@allanhouston6759]

Anthony Davis is the Lakers best player, not Lebron.

[@Buokik]

LMAOOO. Rockets need me now 😂

[@ByronCastroBCSC]

The Lakers defense is SCARY. Out of all the teams left, I don't think any of the other teams move like this.

[@elycalma7627]

Coach nick said after game 2. "From what ive seen about games 1 and 2, i choose the rockets advancing to the western finals". Coach Nick just basing his prediction from what transpire on the games.

[@hersonbermudez476]

Lesson learned for you coach, dont predict like Charles barkley.

[@xueqiang-michaelpan9606]

It's not about small ball, big ball; it's about Mike D'Antoni and James Harden who never beat strong teams.

[@Sotanath86q]

You do realize it's hard to beat a #1 seed right? The series would be 2-2 if not for Westbrook which is pretty damn good against the best team in the West led by a top 2 all-time player. I don't get how Harden and D'antoni are shit for competing and losing to incredibly strong opponents with little help (CP3 injured, Westbrook trash) the last few years.

[@xueqiang-michaelpan9606]

@@Sotanath86q Yes, it's very hard to beat a team led by LeBron James, but Harden always disappears in the last 4 mins of the game. CP3 got injured because he played so hard to fight, and as always, Harden got lost in the last 4 mins of that game too. D'Antoni always makes the wrong decision in the 4th quarter. No doubt Harden and D'antoni are good, but they are not among the best.

[@dubbah2605]

Notifications will always be on Coach Nick

[@simer8696]

series isnt over yet

[@antedzin6610]

I don't see coach talk about how russ was the only one trying he is always trying to nitpick Westbrook's every performance

[@CrimsonHeart3]

Doesn't matter how westbrook does, at the end of the day he is a liability for the whole team as his jumpshot is terrible and creates spacing issues.

[@antedzin6610]

@@CrimsonHeart3 in game 3 and 4 he shot well from 3, I am just saying that at this point it's ridicilous that people won't acknowledge his good performance but will shred him to pieces for his bad

[@AlexTranPL]

first

[@itsnova8942]

damn it

[@jordyndevers3835]

This was the first comment

[@mhonnsterr]

Coach, a few days ago you said you expect Houston to win this series. Are you changing your pick now?

[@marcusmessiah19]

At 1:35 there's body contact on AD. Now if it's not calling here, than AD on offense when PJ touches him shouldn't be called either. If you've watched the series ,you know AD is getting that whistle.