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00:00Game one is our nightcap on a Saturday.
00:02The Lakers a four-point home favorite,
00:04total 216.5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
00:08JY, what will game one of this opening round series
00:11tell us about what we are going to see the remainder of the way
00:14between Anthony Edwards and Minnesota, LeBron, Luka, and the Lakers?
00:19It's going to be about how much can Anthony Edwards carry this team.
00:23Simply put, I like him to have the most serious points at plus 165.
00:28So game one is going to be a little bit of a test,
00:31and I think Anthony is going to try and push the pace a little bit
00:34because I don't see anyone on the Lakers team that can stop it.
00:37That being said, I do like the Lakers do to cover the game
00:40in a really tight contest, minus four.
00:43I think the game will stay around that 216.5,
00:46but this is going to be a long series, Ben,
00:49a long series that I would take the plus one-and-a-half games
00:54for Minnesota at minus 148.
00:56This thing is going to be a long series, probably going seven.
01:01We take a look at the Lakers as a favorite here
01:02at the Fan Blue Sportsbook for the series price at a minus 186,
01:05which is a heavy favorite,
01:06and I do think it's going to be a very competitive series.
01:09What can the Timberwolves do to frustrate the Los Angeles Lakers
01:12superstar in this series, JY?
01:14Well, I just think the fact that, one,
01:16you want to engage Luka defensively.
01:18This is a Luka Dodgers that struggles defensively sometimes
01:20to stay focused.
01:21I think, and it's got to be an issue,
01:24and I think they have to be able to counteract
01:26what J.J. Redick does in regards to the center position.
01:29Do they play more minutes with Jackson Hayes
01:31and maybe a little bit of Alex Lenn,
01:33or do they give the minutes with Rui Hachimura?
01:36Obviously, Coach Fritz has got to be able to adjust,
01:39play Rudy against the bigs,
01:41but I think the bigger problem the Lakers have is,
01:43I think if they go small with Rui Hachimura,
01:45I think Nasri kicks his tail the entire series.
01:47So you've got to be able to see which way J.J. Redick goes
01:50and then counteract that with your bigs.
01:53I think that's where the advantage could also lie
01:54with Minnesota.