Can the Lakers Stop Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown from Hunting Luka Tonight as They Repeatedly Did in the Finals?

Alternate Angle of LeBron Confronting Stephen A during a timeout.

[NBA.com] MVP Ladder - 1. Shai 2. Jokic 3. Giannis 4. Tatum 5. LeBron 6. Brunson 7. Mitchell 8. Curry 9. Cunningham 10. Edwards

Paul Pierce on Jayson Tatum: "He's more like the wing Tim Duncan. Like I said last year, he was the best American player."

[Pat McAfee Show] Tyrese Haliburton on Jayson Tatum hate: "I think it's unwarranted, you know, like that graphic you saw; he's an elite player in our league. He is the best player on the best team in the NBA."

DeMarcus Cousins thinks Tatum should be considered an all-time great, and he's perplexed by the negativity: "I just don't understand the hate that Jayson Tatum continues to receive."

[Grez] “That takes a strong will,” Tracy McGrady, a seven-time All-Star and friend of Bryant, told CNN Sport recently. “A strong-minded and confident individual that has really channeled all of his focus and energy into a space that nothing can penetrate and get him out of that.