Postgame thread: Lakers edge Warriors, Kuminga mercifully surrenders rather than risk preseason overtime

took one for the team

Apricot's In-Game Notes

• Looks like GSW playing Wiseman in drop, and feels like the right idea. He already bothered one pull-up jumper in drop

• James Wiseman defending Anthony Davis respectably on a few plays, except for leaving him for open 3s. I’d think JW should run him off the line and trust the rotation, but the game plan could very well be to let AD shoot 3s

• Heh heh There’s definitely a game plan, just a question of how complex… Besides the base defense (ICE, drop), you can see GSW is putting a shadow helper under the free throw line every time AD posts up. It’s not really working, but it’s clearly a plan.

• Juanito has been as usual making all kinds of little winning plays Sigh

• On Anthony Lamb: I’m getting tiny Anderson Varejao vibes

• JW saying at halftime that he has to stay closer to AD, confirming that “let AD take open threes” was not the game plan

• Looney ad suggests Kevon is launched by a little Windows 3.1 .exe file. Appropriate

• JaMychal Green in Japan didn’t seem to be caught up on the GSW playbook. He’s been doing all the right little things tonight. Great passing out of the post, always setting the backscreen in early offense for Steph, and as I type this, he’s getting into the passing lanes

• Felt like Steph got serious about that 3 after he dropped JTA. Nothing like scoring on your brother

  • Golden State Warriors @warriors

    Stephen's feelin' it ☔️ 📺 @NBCSAuthentic

• Poole outside-in dribble into a round the back floater. It is nasty

  • Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater

    The highlight move of Jordan Poole’s 16-point third quarter: In-and-out dribble to lose initial defender, behind-the-back into the lane for a floater

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater

Steve Kerr on Jordan Poole: “There’s a reason he’s in this position, about to sign a big extension hopefully. He’s tough. Mentally tough and physically tough.”

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater

Here's Jordan Poole's full third quarter tonight: 18 points at all three levels. Quick to the rim, floater on the move, compact pull up from the mid-range, deep range. Then three spoon-fed assists for layups.