Atlanta cut the deficit to 95-92 and inbounded the ball after a timeout with 11.7 seconds left, but Kyle Korver air-balled a 3-point try with 3.6 seconds left. The Warriors shot a league-best 41.6 percent from deep last season and then added one of the league’s deadlines snipers in Kevin Durant. The Lakers may be 2-3 but they are building with each game more so than many other teams due to their youth. The expected progression back toward the mean will go a long way. The 2016-17 Warriors swapped out 40% of their starting line-up and100% of their rotationcenters (unless you count Anderson Varejao as a member of the rotation, which only Steve Kerr seems to do).
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There was a feeling, after an 0-of-6 first half Friday night, he’d awake after halftime.
Yes, the Lakers had a huge lead, and yes, the Warriors didn’t play their best. On Friday it was 10 points in the final period – final line: 20 points, four assists, three steals – as the Lakers cruised to a 117-97 win over the Warriors.
Randle showed all of those qualities and more all night against Golden State, and he wasn’t the only young Lakers power forward to impress. “We were just ready for them”. “The big picture is we make it really hard on teams that come into Staples Center and get wins, and so far we’ve had two home games against two really good teams and won both”.
Just before the 2016 National Basketball Association draft, the Lakers are persistent in negotiating to get George in exchange for their second draft pick. “It was not our finest hour”. Williams drove to the basket, left his feet, and Durant stepped into no man s land to help allowing Nance a free and open lane. As a result, the point-spreads for certain games on Golden State’s schedule will be predicted blowouts.
Walton also stressed he remains more anxious about the Lakers (2-3) ensuring they maintain good habits with improved defense, ball movement and unyielding work ethic.
No call was given to Curry, so the third-year coach got up from his seat and went absolutely berserk on the referees.
Looking at his numbers, Thompson used to average around 17 shots per game. Thompson is only averaging 1.8 attempts through six games. Golden State was effectively run off the court by Nick Young and friends. Has he figured out the art of working the referees without drawing a whistle? Whether or not they get there will be one of this season s most important storylines. Golden State SG Klay Thompson was 4-of-8 from 3-point range against the Thunder after being 3-for-28 during the first four games. 3.
Kerr said he was just trying to protect his star point guard.
“I remember that Shaq dunked on (Andrew) Bynum and Bynum turned around and dropstepped on Shaq”, Walton said.
These are all things that take time to figure out ― and the process doesn’t get any easier when you’re the game circled on everyone else’s schedule, as the Warriors will be for the foreseeable.
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Nowitzki had already missed two games this season, and Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said the 38-year-old German would miss at least another week.
