Game 1 wrap: Jimmy’s 31 leads opening night victory, overcoming Luka’s 43; Steph chips in memorable 23 and game sealing logo shot

Buddy and JK go wild from 3

Box Scores

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And finally APRIBOT’s take on the game:

Apricot’s Ultra Organized Live In-Game Notes

I can’t do these for most games, but you get the bonus treatment for Opening Night.

Q1

• 10.31. Interesting, it’s a fake invert PNR for JK/Steph. Bad option for Dray in the corner though.

• 9.42. Like JK fighting for that rebound.

• 9.28. Lakers with flat screen to force the switch of Steph to Luka, but Steph jumps the passing lane beautifully.

• 9.14. GSW flashes the blitz.

• 8.45. GSW pushing the pace hard. Good find from JK to JB

• 8.13. Wonderful skip from JK to Dray on the DHO to Steph 3.

• Not crazy about that JK midrange early in the clock.

• 7.20. Great D by Podz. Forced to switch to Ayton on the PNR, he denies the pass from Reaves beautifully. Then JB gets posted up, but that’s like posting up a wall. He gets the near turnover and shot clock.

• 6.42. Odd lineup. Steph-Dray-GP2-JK-Buddy. They run Dive Roll (I call it ambush PNR).

• 6.25. Valkyries move there, GSW going zone against the planned After Time Out (ATO) play.

• 6.04. Rookie turnover from JK there. Best to consider him a really promising (expensive) rookie.

• 5.40. I guess that’s a rookie miss from GP2?

• 5.22. I guess Dray with rookie exuberance on that Tech?

• 5.10. JK with the rookie mistake of saving the ball under your defensive basket.

• 3.26. Jimmy-Al-GP2-BP-Buddy. 3 shooters and GP2 in the dunker spot or arc. Jimmy, naturally, gets fouled.

• 3.07. GUI in Jimmy-BP-Al-Buddy

• 1.46. Jimmy standard, no motion

• 1.30. Will Richard Era starts

• 1.20. GREAT Will Richard steal.

• 1.10. Jimmy standard no motion

• More Jimmy standard, no motion.

Q2

• 11.24. Jimmy standard no movement. Not close.

• JB-Post-Dray-BP-Buddy

• 8.25. Jimmy standard movement!

• 8.00. Steph-Dray-Post-Will-Al

• 7.15. … Dray great scram switch to take Luka.

• 7.00. THE JK play, but AH sets the screen.

• 6.50. JK great rebound. Not great holding on to the ball

• 6.05. WILL steal, blind side

• 4.46. Will covering the kick to the corner

• 4.18. JK should have rotated?

• 4.02. 45 Twirl Steph backdoor

• 2.10. JK effort on REB and JK charge

• 1.38 JK why the 3

• 0.40. Good find by JK to BP. Thought he might tilt after missing the big putback

Q3

• 11.15. Two straight split cut sets for Dray-Steph-JK

• 10.30. Terry stotts countdown

• 9.50. Jimmy standard with motion,

• again. Better.

• 9.30. Bench on JB fake pull out

• 9.12. Cool scram switch Jimmy bumped off by Dray

• 8.15. JB with the BP screen. That’s more motion. GSW runs the two variations on Jimmy isos they’ve been working on in preseason, with a screen and with a split cut. Much better results.

• 7.20. BP threatens pin down and Steph backdoors him.

• 6.40. Three OK play call

• 6.00. JK 3.

• 3.55. BP calls play but Buddy launches

• 3.08. Jimmy audibles out of the stagger play since Luka is guarding him. Then gets JK to iso Luka.

• 2.23. Jimmy-AH-BP-Buddy-Will

• 1.20. Jimmy iso with movement.

• 0.37. WILL SAVES THEM

Q4

• 10.50. JB iso, more motion

• 9.16. Buddy 45 twirl, jammed

• 8.41. Steph cele on replay

• 6.36. JK getting paid by the assist?

• 5.40. WILL 3

• Horford looking a bit rough. Bad pass turnover, issue on D before

• 3.30. JB iso movement

• 2.52. Interesting invert

• 2.30. Fake invert PNR

• 2.03. ANOTHER fake invert

• 1.35. Invert again, Steph pop

• 0.50. Steph aura farming

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