Boston vs. Lakers, Anthony Davis and LeBron James vs. Jaylen Brown and Jason Taitum – a solid battle between the two veteran rivals ended with one move by an unexpected hero – Alex Caruso. Guard LA prevented Brown from reaching a bursting situation that would complete a turnaround in the closing seconds and thus his team achieved an impressive 95:96 which was its 11th outside the Staples Center this season.
“It was one of the big defensive moves of the year,” Lakers coach Pargan said Frank Vogel He added: “This is exactly the essence of playing stronger than our opponent. The team that defends the strongest that ran fast on offense and comes back to defend, will win.”
Caruso He himself said: “Once the ball was sent forward – no matter if we got it back or not – I went back to defend just because that’s what we taught ourselves to do. I expected the worst, but I hoped we would get the last ball in our hands. It worked better than I thought “I was just in the right place at the right time.”
“I am a very competitive person and that was the end of the game when it matters most. I do not care about the data, the points and whether I open or not – I care to win. In the fourth quarter, at the end of the game, it is time to win games,” Caruso signed.
“Every time a team loses a ball, it wants to go back to get it back and that’s exactly what we did,” he explained. LeBron James. “It started with Caruso pulling Brown and then we all created a wall.”