The Logo, who has a statue outside the Staples Center, says that Golden State Warriors supporters are “much better” than their Laker counterparts.
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Bleacher Report’s Kevin Ding reported that Clarkson picked up the sprain during the second quarter of Thursday night’s game and will not return. His departure leaves the Lakers needing to make just one more roster cut before their season opener against Minnesota on Wednesday.
With Jordan Clarkson now injured, the LA Lakers must start to develop their sixth sense and analyze how they’ll deal with player injuries throughout the 2015-16 season.
Stephen Curry scored 23 points, 10 assists, four rebounds and four steals and Klay Thompson added 24 points for the Warriors, who scored 40 points in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach. “The fans in Los Angeles are great, but I’ve never seen fans like this here”.
“There’s no doubt in my mind”, Scott said.
Portland, on the other hand, is coming off a 104-102 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in its last preseason game held last Monday. “We fell flat on our face [Thursday night], but overall I still think we made a few significant growth as a team”.
Clarkson is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Friday (Saturday Manila time), Lakers coach Byron Scott tells the LA Times, but Clarkson is adamant that he’ll be ready to go for the regular season opener on Wednesday, October 28 in LA.
“It was a real sharp pain”, Clarkson said.
“And I said, ‘Good, because that’s what I’m gearing up for as well, ‘” Scott said. The Warriors shot 60.5 percent in the first half, 54.7 percent for the game and 51.6 in making 16-of-31 from behind the three-point stripe.
The Warriors’ victory was a big leap forward after last Saturday, when the Lakers (without Kobe Bryant due to a lower leg contusion) took a 85-70 lead in San Diego before the game was cancelled – and does not count – due to unsafe floor conditions. “Coach got me right out”. All of the Warriors’ key players looked to be in mid-season form during this one.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have waived undrafted prospect Jonathan Holmes, the team announced in a press release.
