I mean sure, it would've helped if LMA showed up but the defense still looked hopeless to me even in the halfcourt.
I just don't get when and why Pop started valuing shooting/spacing over defense. How he went from a perimeter defense consisting of Green, Anderson, Murray, Manu, Wombat two years ago to Forbes, DeRozan, Murray/White, Beli, Wombat is so frustrating. Both are low ceiling teams, but I enjoyed that team two years ago more than this team. At least the best defenders were getting the bulk of the minutes. For a guy that preaches defense and hates the new age NBA, his moves sure are baffling.