Greater defensive intensity, notable improvement of Draymond Greenand Klay Thompson surgical shooting and two devastating center quarters from an offensive point of view made the second installment of the Warriors-Lakers an overwhelming local monologue.
Warriors hit the table in their series with the Angels after losing the first game. He did it with an overwhelming offense that led the team of Steve Kerr to score 84 points in the 24 minutes of the second and third quarters, 24 minutes that yielded a result of 84-47 after 41-23 in the second act and 43-24 in the third. Never in Warriors franchise history had they scored two quarters of 40 or more points in a playoff game.
Exemplary exercise from the triple of the locals, who finished with 21 annotated with an effectiveness of 50%, to total 42 triples in the first two games of the tie, which constitutes a record in the NBA, since in the first two games In a playoff series, the best record so far was 40 triples, being held by the Cavaliers of LeBron James since 2016 (second round against Hawks).
Golden State provided the surprise of starting the game with JaMychal Green as the starter instead of the spectacular Kevon Looneywhich gave the team more dynamism in the offensive field, with 4 players on the court plus Draymond Green, increasing the threat from the triple and allowing the team to run more, but that change was not the origin of the great difference between the teams, since the abyss that separated the Warriors and the Lakers did not take place with JaMychal Green, who was very good in attack, on the track.
Warriors was another defensive team compared to the first game, a more intense team, more concentrated, more applied to the sacrifices of the game, and being able to combine aspects such as improving the counterattack game, scoring more points in the painting and capturing 15 rebounds more than the rival playing Looney for only 12 minutes.
Klay Thompson was the man of the match. He brought out his best surgeon’s hands. Thompson’s surgical performance with 30 points and an excellent 8 of 11 from the triple.
Stephen Curry signed 20 points and 12 rebounds and Draymond Green he had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.
With Thompson, Curry and Green at this level, this duel in the media heights will be very complex for the Lakers.
Newly minted starter JaMychal Green had 15 points in 13 minutes of action, Andrew Wiggins he added only 11 points, but he contributed a lot to the team, and Looney, 6 points and 8 rebounds in 12 minutes on the track, after coming from grabbing 23 rebounds in the first game.
Lakers completely vanished, as if after winning the first game they had considered that they had all their homework done.
The Lakers’ problem, or one of their problems, is Anthony Davisconstituted both vice and virtue of the team because he lives in a constant bipolarity that drags down his team, because once again Davis gave us a gray performance after a brutal performance, in the style of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Davis touched the dark side with 11 points and 7 rebounds. And he was not the only one. Dennis Schroeder He returned to his old ways after his good first game, Austin Reaves was far from his usual level of effectiveness and D’Angelo Russell once again showed its inconsistency when measuring its performance in the medium and long term.
LeBron James, with 23 points and 7 rebounds, and Rui Hachimurawith 21 points, were the best on their team, which is not saying much considering the unfortunate game that the Lakers played after their brilliant start to the series, some Lakers that tonight were reduced to rubble in the blink of an eye. eyes, with all their seams popping out.
This Saturday the third installment of the tie, with the series traveling to Los Angeles with 1-1 after passing through San Francisco.
2023-05-05 05:44:53
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