Game 4 was one of the most entertaining games I've watched in years, going down to the last shot. Both sides seemed to make crucial mistakes in the last minutes, but Minnesota pulled it out. Ant is ascending.
Game 5 is back in L.A. and everyone gets 2 full days of rest before they tip it off Wednesday night. It's not hard to imagine that the Lakers are going to bring some intensity and tenacity. The question is, what adjustment can they make to slow down Ant? The Lakers really don't have the bench to content with Naz and Dante, so they have to execute to perfection.
If Minnesota is hitting their 3's when Ant kicks out on his drives, the series is over. Minnesota has several guys that can step up the scoring to help Ant. Minnesota has also seemed to develop a formula for dealing with Luka that has reduced his production. So most of the pressure is on Lebron.
My prediction for game 5:
Ant appears to be getting better with each game. I think Ant is going to lead them to a game 5 victory. Naz is due for another big game, and so is D'Vincenzo. I'm taking Minnie by 11 points. I think they curb stomp L.A. and Luka whines about his teeth getting kicked in. Ant hangs another 40 piece on L.A.'s neck.