Lakers vs. Timberwolves Series Opener: Game Insights

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00:00But Lakers-Simperwolves is tonight.

00:01You and I will be back for this game.

00:04Series-wise, I think it is incredible value

00:08for Minnesota game one, Lakers series.

00:11LeBron not the best track record in game number ones.

00:15Luka with a bad track record in terms of wins

00:18in game number ones.

00:20If Minnesota loses this opening game,

00:22the series is over.

00:23I really believe that.

00:24Plus 500.

00:26The Lakers, if they lose this game,

00:28to win this series,

00:30I do not think you will even see two to one.

00:33I think this is a great number here

00:36that is worth a shot.

00:37Even though I think the Lakers

00:38are going to get to the finals,

00:39I'm going to take a chance on Minnesota game one,

00:42Lakers to win the series.

00:45I'm also on Rudy Gobert over, coach,

00:47the 11 and a half points.

00:49Yeah, I'm on the Lakers minus the points today.

00:50I think they find a way to get it done.

00:52I think this is going to be a zigzag series.

00:54So I think it's seven games.

00:55So I'm going to go ahead

00:56and I'm going to take Minnesota

00:57plus the one and a half games.

00:59Nas Reed over 16 and a half points

01:01plus rebounds today.

01:02I just think there's a chance

01:04where he's going to be

01:05in a case where he's going to play

01:07big minutes tonight

01:08because I think he's going to have to,

01:10they're going to have to go small a little bit

01:12and get Rudy off the floor.

01:14And I think the other thing

01:15when you look at this game

01:16is the matchup overall.

01:19And remember, four out of seven games,

01:21he's going over versus the Lakers.

01:22All three he's missed,

01:23he's missed by two or less.

01:25I think bigger minutes for Nas Reed.

01:27Um, I am intrigued by this Nas Reed

01:30to lead the series in rebounding.

01:32It is not worth a big number to take.

01:35I think it's just a small, small play

01:38because if you see the ineffectiveness

01:40of Rudy Gobert

01:41and they pull him out of the lineup,

01:42I think Nas plays a big role

01:43going hard tomorrow.

01:44I think he beats up Rui inside.

01:47Nas Reed to lead the series in rebounding.

01:49And if they go

01:50and they put Rudy on the bench

01:52early this series,

01:52there's no way you're going to find

01:54a number better than you will find

01:55it right now.

01:56I'm going to take this then

01:57into best bet time here

02:00because my best bet for today

02:01is over 216 Lakers-Timberwolves.

02:06I do not think the Timberwolves

02:08can really guard the Lakers

02:09because I think the Lakers are

02:10an incredibly difficult team to cover.

02:12I, again, tonight,

02:15we'll talk about Rudy Gobert

02:16on LeBron.

02:18We'll do it then.

02:19I don't think that the matchups

02:21are great for Minnesota

02:22on that side.

02:24But I think the Lakers

02:24could have some challenges

02:25in their own right.

02:26I do.

02:27I think that the starting lineup

02:29for the Lakers invites

02:30Gobert to be comfortable

02:31against Hayes.

02:32I think it invites Rui Hachimor

02:34to get bullied a little bit

02:35maybe by Julius Randle.

02:36I think LeBron might have to start

02:38games on Anthony Edwards.

02:39I don't think that's

02:39the appropriate move there.

02:40So I think you could see

02:41a hot start

02:42for Minnesota.

02:43I also think that if Minnesota

02:44does tap out on Rudy Gobert

02:46and we're playing double five out,

02:48offense, offense, offense.

02:49It's Niles Reed

02:50and it's corner threes

02:51and it's Dante DiVincenzo.

02:53I think this is a high-scoring

02:54series, coach.

02:56Give me over.

02:57Lakers-Timberwolves,

02:57216 is the best bet.

02:59Talk to me.

02:59I like over in Indiana

03:02and Milwaukee.

03:04224 and a half.

03:04It's got up to 225 and a half.

03:07Some place at 225,

03:08I think, on FanDuel.

03:09So folks, make sure you shop around.

03:11This game tips off, obviously,

03:12at 1 p.m.

03:13Eastern Standard Time.

03:14I just think this game

03:15is going to be about pace.

03:16All four games have gone

03:17over this number.

03:18I think Indiana is going to be able

03:19to score and score at will.

03:21I think Milwaukee,

03:22because of Giannis,

03:23is going to be able to keep pace

03:25in regards to scoring.

03:27And I think it goes over 224,

03:28225 and a half.

03:30Three-man weave style here.

03:32You guys want to run it?

03:33Or is it just a two-man weave?

03:35Oh, they're running it.

03:36Oh, wow.

03:36Look at that.

03:37Who's the third man?

03:38Someone give me a pick back there.

03:41Let's see what they got.

03:44Three-man weave.

03:45We'll figure out who the third man is

03:46in real time.

03:47We don't have to pass the ball.

03:50We just run it into a two-man.

03:52We'll give Pat Foster a shout-out.

03:54We'll give him a go.

03:54Two-plus made threes,

03:56Brooke Lopez.

03:57I'm locking that in.

03:57He'd want to give me something crazier.

03:59I know, Pat.

04:00He'd give me, like, a parlay.

04:01I'm not doing that.

04:02What is this?

04:03Wait, wait, wait.

04:04Whoa.

04:05Under the hat special.

04:06Hard over two-and-a-half made threes.

04:07I don't like it.

04:09Under the hat.

04:10I don't like that.

04:11It's a little spicy.

04:12Wow.

04:12I don't know, JJ.

04:13No.

04:14I'm going to go with the Pat Foster

04:15two-plus made threes for Brooke Lopez.

04:17Mine.

04:19Deuce is loose.

04:20Deuce McBride.

04:21Great reply.

04:22Oh, no, he will not.

04:23Over six-and-a-half points

04:24for Deuce McBride.

04:25I think he plays critical in moments,

04:26and he will score.

04:27Deuce gets loose

04:28over six-and-a-half points tonight.

04:30J-Y arguing with producers

04:32in the middle of his breakdown.

04:33You've got to respect it.

04:35Jalen Dern over 22-and-a-half points

04:36plus rebounds.

04:37Seven-and-two over this

04:38in his nine top-minutes games.

04:39Twenty-and-four over this number

04:41in his top 24-minutes games.

04:43He'll play a ton.

04:44They need him to play a ton.

04:45I like Dern in this series

04:46to lead the series

04:47with the most rebounds

04:49at plus 250.

04:50Quickly, any closing thoughts?

04:52I still got to think about

04:53this whole Rudy Gobert

04:54car.

04:55You, LeBron.

04:56I got to watch him film

04:57because I got to get my mind wrapped

04:58about it.

04:58I got about eight hours

04:59to figure it out.

05:00I got to watch him film.

05:01I got to watch him film.

05:02Here we go.

05:02We got to watch him film.

05:03I'll see you.

05:04I'll see you next time.

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