Game 5: Los Angeles Lakers (1-3) vs Denver Nuggets (4-0) - WIN - 2-3

[Sedale Threatt]

Lonzo - Hart - LeBron - Kuzma - McGee = 93.6 Defensive Rating (34 minutes, most of any lineup)

That's fantastic.

Hope that's not a fluke. If we can keep that up...

[LALifer49]

Lonzo - Hart - LeBron - Kuzma - McGee = 93.6 Defensive Rating (34 minutes, most of any lineup)

That's fantastic.

Hope that's not a fluke. If we can keep that up...

I could see Ingram replacing Kuzma in that lineup as a really strong defensive unit (albeit probably worse offensively)

[JohnVancouver]

I'm enjoying watching this team so much - I love these guys

[Landsberger]

Kuzma played both great team and on ball defense last night. Especially down the stretch. He's shown some real improvement in that part of his game. Ingram has long arms but slow feet. He gets overpowered when we switch the front court a lot. Not that he sucks but the supposed "gap" between he and Kuzma isn't there in my book.

Luke loves to play with line -up to the point of frustration. My hope is that he settles on one and sticks with it. I actually thing a bench of Stephenson, Ingram and Ball is a great second unit that is pretty balanced. Likewise I think Bron, Kuzma and Rondo is a great group. Ingram wasn't showing any movement off the ball in the first couple games and was becoming a ball stopper. That meshes with the second unit better than the starters. OTOH Kuzma is moving beautifully without the ball which I think is fantastic on the opposite side of Bron.

[stan francisco]

It's early in the season, 77 games left. I'd love for Luke to get as many lineup looks to assess as possible at this stage, but I can see how it can be a bit frustrating. Doing it now, he can have an informed vision of what will be and build from there.

From a conservation standpoint w LBJ and JMG, I don't mind the hockey changes. In fact, I kind of like it. Must be a nightmare for the opposing coach, helps keep us being the aggressor.