Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! Open thread is back for a day! 1st half of the Lakers-Warriors most anticipated matchup. Leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the game!
Q2
LAL 65 GSW 50
Tremendous half by the Lakers. I'm impressed with the way they controlled the tempo for the majority of this game. You're not going to beat the Golden State Warriors by playing undisciplined basketball. They will beat you. But, the Lakers stayed at home especially on the defensive end and that helped set up the fast paced offense. Even greater, players are stepping up. Lance Stephenson connected on a couple of huge threes to balloon the lead even further. They're feeding Zubac inside the paint. No McGee. Chandler is barely playing. Yet, Zubac is earning his minutes on both ends of the floor. Great start from Kuz and Ingram. Hope we get to see more as they gotta help take pressure off LeBron. But so far, looks like LeBron don't need them to do much as he's having his way against the Warriors. If you're wondering why the Warriors are getting into foul trouble, look no further. LeBron has put up point on the free throw line, which is a major difference. So far, so good against the Warriors. The only negative, Andre Iguodala is stepping up for the Warriors. He's surpisingly off to to a good start with a couple of threes. The Lakers have to do a better job accounting for him on defense when he's about to cut to the basket. We'll live with Iggy having a nice game rather than the combined scoring potency of Curry, Thompson, and Durant. They've had quite a funk this first half. Lakers have to keep pounding this team inside and if an open shot is there, take it. Defensively, stay disciplined and make the Warriors uncomfortable by forcing them to turn the ball over. This is far from over. The Lakers took them to the limit last year and couldn't finish. They have LeBron and a couple of veterans to help in that category this time around hopefully. The second half will open up shortly.
Q1
LAL 32 GSW 25
Great pace from the Lakers this game. When they started with a turnover that set up a KD three, I thought I sense that was going to be a microcosm for this game. But, the Lakers recovered and controlled the pace of the game. Very encouraging to see that B.I., Zo, Kuz, and Hart hit some threes early. Definitely they need to step up to take some pressure off LeBron. Speaking LeBron, he did a great job going to the free throw line early, putting the Warriors in early foul trouble. Draymond and Steph in particular, they were absent midway through the first quarter, which gave the Lakers a big time advantage to build this lead.
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