Really impressive defense from Reaves here
-good initial screen navigation to stay in-phase with George after the ballscreen
-doesn’t bite on the stepback fake
-right arm in perfect position and he generates a steal when George exposes the ball and brings it back down to waist
Redick went back to this identical action during closing time vs Utah
Bailey’s length forces Luka to put more air on the pass than he wanted to, so Reaves didn’t get a pronounced advantage
Still, this is great coverage fit vs a big in drop
LAL extended the lead to 4 here
For all my NFL experts
How in the world did MIN let McCarthy go for a 5th rd pick?
Clearly a more talented QB (maybe distinct from productive) than Murray w/much higher ceiling
Trades to NY less than a month ago and making throws like this
Did O’Connell just hate the kid?
Best action of the game from Redick
LAL showing Cross Punch Flare
But rather than using the cross-screen, Luka gets downscreen from Kessler
After that we get Spain action where Walker sets ballscreen for Luka + AR backscreen on Lopez to free up Kessler
This is called “Option”
77 Touch
▪️Zaire/Kessler showing Double Drag screens for AR
▪️AR passes to Walker who gives it back (“Touch”)
Jackson in drop so this isn’t a good coverage fit
But Rui is so consumed w/Kessle he pre-rotates and can’t recover
Impressive skip read + pass from AR = Thybulle 3
Identical Horns Chest action here
But Garland stays with Reaves after the ballscreen from Zaire
And that means Williams is WIDE OPEN after the flare screen from Kessler
AR finds Zaire for the best look you can hope for
Two different options out of the same set