Explain: Kuminga returns and helps Steph Curry close out the LeBron-Luka Lakers
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In this episode, we analyze most of the plays from the ending of the Warriors - Lakers game on 2024-04-03-GSW-LAL, focusing on Steph Curry's off-ball movement, Draymond Green's defense, and Jonathan Kuminga's performance. We also explore the Lakers' efforts to exploit mismatches and the Warriors' counter-strategies. Plus, Podziemski three celebration audit.
Starring Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Jimmy Butler, Brandin Podziemski, Quinten Post, Gui Santos. With Dorian Finney-Smith, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, and Luka Doncic.
New article from the Gold Blooded King.
https://dubnationhq.com/p/warriors-put-the-lakers-on-notice/comments
A short essay on Jimmy Butler as a Top 5 NBA player: https://thef5.substack.com/p/top-five
I’m still learning to see Butler’s value properly. I can see the great defensive rotations and positioning and how he unlocks Draymond. I can see the excellent reads and good passing and bullyball free throw drawing.
But I think I’m still working on my intuition for how much difference it makes to always choose an above-average option, to make a boring pass or reset or even just land out of bounds instead of throwing a live turnover, to simplify offense to predictable consistent roles, to set extra screens in a play, to get a team into the bonus two minutes earlier…