LAL 38 GS 54
Welcome in to the halftime post of the Lakers' matchup against the undefeated, defending champion Warriors where the Warriors have a 38-54 advantage after the half.
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Lou Williams, 10 points, 4-5 shooting. Looking at Williams' stat sheet the past few games, they haven't been good from a field goal percentage stand point. This game though, his mini run in the 2nd quarter against the Warriors was a big one to put the Lakers back in. Lou Williams was heating up, but typical Byron Scott had to bench him while he's hot.
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Defense. The Warriors are making this look easy against this Laker defense. It's like watching the Harlem Globetrotters vs. the Washington Generals out there. The Lakers are allowing the Warriors to get wide open, leaving a lot of space for guys such as Curry, Draymond Green, and Iguodala to make plays. Leaving Curry, the best player in the NBA right now, wide open for a three says it all about how bad the Lakers defense has been all season long.
Ball Movement? Kobe Bryant in an article preached to this young Laker squad to move the ball. Apparently nobody got the memo. Too much isolation, too much dribbling, too much standing around, too many forced shots, nobody is making an effort to get open, nobody is cutting to the basket. You do this kind of stuff against the Warriors, they will destroy you defensively, and that was evident in the first half.
Bottom Line
For the Lakers to win this game, Luke Walton has to send the Splash Brothers, Iggy, Draymond, and Andrew Bogut to the showers early, to get ready for their game against the Suns on Friday in Phoenix. That's the only way! All jokes aside, there's a lot of basketball left. This Laker team has to slow their role at some point. This game is not over yet, but it will if they don't continue to compete like they did in the 2nd quarter. Let's see what happens.
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