And the magic was done. some new ones Los Angeles Lakers they seem to have been born under the cover of their last movements from the offices to take advantage of the brilliance of the last LeBron James. Since they moved a good part of their squad during the trade deadline The Angelenos have radically changed their image and, consequently, their options to fight for something other than being penultimate. The best proof of this was given before the defending champions, Golden State Warriors, whom they beat without much trouble in their first duel after the All-Star by 124-111. An evening in which Stephen Curry He was not present because he is still recovering from a left knee injury, a fact that deepens the open crisis that the Warriors are experiencing, subscribers to irregularity and inconsistency.
The new pieces that make up the team led by Darvin Ham are beginning to pay dividends and be productive figures. And most importantly, they are helping to win games. The name of this last meeting against the Warriors was Malik Beasleyleading Los Angeles scorer with 25 points in a series of 7 of 11 triples (63.6%). The former Utah Jazz took advantage of LeBron James’ game creation to enjoy one of his best nights from long distance. Along with this, it is worth noting Rui Hachimura, very intelligent when it comes to finding his options in the game without the ball, which helped him to finish with 14 points on 5 of 9 shots.
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The Lakers are working better and better whyal fin , your rotations make sense. The balance is evident between the players who share the field, which translates into better results. It is not that the newcomers are going to change the potential of the Californians so much to make them candidates for the ring, but it is true that now they are in a position to win more regularly.
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Today’s win against the Warriors happened without the need for LeBron James shine as a scorer or that Anthony Davis offered his best version. While the latter has been commonplace for several weeks, the former seems rarer, especially when you consider how reliant the Lakers have been on the Akron native’s points to simply stay competitive. james stayed in 13 points (5 of 20 shots) but his contribution in the creation of the game was fundamental for the group, distributing 8 assists and adding 9 rebounds. Meanwhile, AD stayed at 12 goals in a poor 3 of 5 from the field.
by the Warriors, the crisis is growing and more evident. Those of Kerr cannot accuse the lack of Curry or Wiggins to explain a performance like the one shown in the Crypto.com Arena. Golden State conceded 16 of 30 to triple (53.3%) to the fifth team that throws the worst in the entire NBA (33.7%), which largely explains the defeat. The defensive level of the group is worrying due to the complacency with which they allow the opponent to operate at ease.
The clearest sign that something is about to break in Golden State was offered by Klay Thompson in the moments before the end of the duel, showing a body language between anger and frustration for a new and unexpected defeat. A Klay who, by the way, was the top scorer with 22 points but 4 of 11 from the triple (36.4%), the night in which Poole (16 points, 23.1%) could not come to the rescue.
Very important victory for the Lakers in order to re-engage in the fight for the Playoffs that puts them 28-32 while the Warriors drop to 29-30 and are placed at the Play-In threshold (10th) with half a game of difference with respect to the 11th.
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