Are the Wolves (Somewhat) Vulnerable at Home? Can the Lakers Generate More Offense?

The Lakers face a stiff test tonight in Minnesota, where the Wolves (and their fans) host Game 3. 

Minnesota has been a very solid home team. The Lakers have been... not great on the road. The home crowd will be extremely fired up, and while the Lakers often get quasi-home games in another team's arena, this won't be one of them. But the Wolves might be a little more vulnerable than a typical playoff home squad. Why? Because recent history as a home team has been unkind, including the work done on them by Luka Dončić in last season's playoffs. So while the home crowd will be bonkers, if the Lakers can weather the early flurry and rush of emotion without falling behind, they're in business. If they can build a lead, as they've done in both first quarters in this series? An understandably fatalistic fan base might just get a little skittish. Especially if Luka looks like he's cooking. 

BIg picture, the Lakers are going to need to find more offense. If Game 3 wraps with the Lakers still struggling to get to 100 points, it's fair to wonder if this is just how it's going to be. If Minnesota's D is, whether because of matchups, flaws in LA's construction or a little bit of both, too good for the Lakers to score in volume. Meaning they'll need Game 2-esque defense at least three more times to win the series. 

That's a tall order. So how can they get the shots to fall? 

 

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

 

SEGMENT 1: Are the Wolves more vulnerable with the average playoff home team? 

 

SEGMENT 2: Where are the mismatches? 

 

SEGMENT 3: Can the Lakers generate enough O? 

 

 

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