Lakers Lose to Warriors!
The Lakers do not look like a team on its way to win
another NBA championship. They lost their 3rd straight game tonight
against the Golden State Warriors.
The Lakers looked plain and simply lazy at different points in the game. They
let the Warriors get multiple 2nd and 3rd chances at the
basket. The Warriors played like they were the ones defending an NBA title
tonight by hustling for lose balls and rebounds, playing great team defense,
and making the extra pass to open teammates.
The Lakers were led by Kobe Bryant with
25 points. Paul Gasol and Andrew Bynum chipped in with 18 points and 13 points.
Bynum did also have 17 rebounds. Besides those three only Lamar Odem did
anything else with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists coming off the bench. The
Lakers had several 4 and 5 minutes stints when they could not buy a basket.
This allowed the Warriors to build a small lead which they held onto for most
of the game.
On the Warriors side, they played with a lot of energy. Monta Ellis led the way with
26 points, Steph Curry had 20 points, and Center David Lee had a great game
with 22 points and 17 rebounds. Lee dominated the defensive boards allowing the
Lakers to get one shot at the basket most trips down the court. The only time
that the Warriors struggled was in the first period. After that they kept some
space between themselves and the L.A.
The Lakers tried to make a run with around 7 minutes left in the 4th but
the Warriors shut the door on that as quickly as it opened. Phil Jackson looked
as though during the game he was trying to rest his starters for the playoffs
by giving them a lot more rest on the bench than usual. This move might have
cost them because losing the game clinched 1st place in the west for
the San Antonio Spurs.
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Posted by Quantell
on Apr 7 2011. Filed under Basketball.
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