Beating the Lakers

[Handlogten's Heros]

Sweep the leg!

Grayson was our only hope to beat the Lakers.

 

[fishonjazz]

I don't think Favors+Gobert gives us a chance to beat the Lakers. They are a better defensive team than offensive team. We won't be able to score on them. It's basically guaranteeing the loss. The Lakers are a better team. We have to go the high variance route and try to outshoot them. They have a ton of streaky/questionable shooters that surround AD and LeBron. They just won a championship relying on those guys to make shots....but the path for a UTA victory is those guys missing shots.

Our defense is designed to take away the drive and kick game. We need to make some adjustments for the Lakers to pack the paint more and concede looks to shooters. We have a chance in a shooting contest against guys like KCP and Shroeder. We don't have a shot bogging things down with Favors+Gobert.

Agreed. Our best chance is to shoot over 40% from three on high volume as a team.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

The Jazz taking the 1st seed and pushing the LA teams into a 2nd-round matchup would be helpful.