Draymond Green changes his Lakers-Timberwolves prediction from five games to six. He says the Lakers lack playoff intensity and defense outside of Austin Reaves, while the Wolves play relentless but questions if they can keep it up.
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I don't foresee the Lakers dropping the first 2 at home. Do you still have the Lakers winning that series in 5? I say the Lakers win in 6 now. That game was a bit disappointing watching on the Lakers side. I just think that no other player came with any playoff intensity. Usually the Lakers, they play defense. My whole thing with the T-Wolves is you never wanna let your foot off the gas. And I saw that, I saw that in the T-Wolves. All you need to do is see a couple shots go in and you don't want an Austin Reeves to just be hitting casual threes or any of the Lakers' other players that hadn't been playing well. So I wanna see how well the T-Wolves sustain that level. And if they come out game 2 with that intensity, then it could be a different series. But I did see a drop-off in their intensity and I seen them let off the gas and that concerns me.