![]() While this makes sense in theory given the threat of Curry’s individual scoring talents, this critically collapsed the Lakers’ backline. Once again trying to force the rock out of Curry’s hands, the Lakers opted to hedge Anthony Davis near the level of the screen in these possessions and showed two whenever the guard turned the corner. After running just 22 pick-and-rolls in Game 1 ( his 10th-lowest single-game output of the season), Curry bumped that number up to 24 in eight less minutes in Game 2. The team accomplished this mainly with their work off the ball as he was consistently top-locked when attempting to slither off screens and deterred away from touches in the half court.įrom the Warriors’ perspective, the natural counter to aggressive ball denial was to shift Curry onto the ball as opposed to off. Those fancy schemes and defensive coverages? He’ll crumble them right up into paper balls and fling them around the court just for funsies.īehind a dogged performance from Jarred Vanderbilt and the Lakers’ team as a whole however, Curry was subdued in Game 1. Suffering, that’s what he serves up to opposing coaching staffs and players alike if they make a mistake. Steph Curry is a walking, dribbling, jump-shooting hell-raiser. “What you think of as pain is only a shadow. ![]() Let’s take a look at three takeaways and potential learning lessons from the contest. The first step in doing so is to reassess what went wrong in Game 2 and conceive a plan to fix it. ![]() It is now up to the Lakers to dust themselves off and do the same. They instead absorbed an early right hook and countered with confident, efficient, jabs, and body punches. While not the buzziest move on paper, it in conjunction with other alterations created a ripple effect Thursday night.įrom an emotional standpoint, the Warriors didn't exude desperation despite faced with the potential of falling down 0-2 in consecutive rounds. Prior to the contest, the Warriors made the first personnel adjustment of the series, swapping out an under the weather Kevon Looney for JaMychal Green. Still have a question about shipping? We have a whole bunch of FAQs about specific things that you should go check out.After an impressive Game 1 win on the road, the Lakers got a bitter taste of what the Golden State Warriors feel and play like when their backs are against the wall, as they dropped Game 2, 127-100. Please note that we cannot mark packages as "Gifts" to help you evade customs, as that's international mail fraud and they'll throw us in jail which is pointless in a way since no jail can hold us.
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