Warriors vs Lakers offer playoff hype as Dubs win; Doncic struggles
The Warriors vs Lakers match on Thursday offered a playoff hype as Stephen Curry led the Dubs on a night Luka Doncic struggled.
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WARRIORS VS LAKERS GAME OFFER PLAYOFF FIRE AS CURRY, PODZIEMSKI LEAD DUBS
The Warriors vs Lakers game offered a playoff fire as Curry and Brandin Podziemski lead the Dubs in their 123-116 road victory.
Furthermore, Curry scored 37 points, while Podziemski had 28 in a double-barrelled offense that was almost not enough until the Warriors hung tough in the end.
Moreover, Podziemski got Golden State’s offense going as he fired 22 of his points in the first half while he went off for 8-of-10 from deep.
Jonathan Kuminga scored 18 points in 25 minutes off the bench, while Moses Moody had 13 points for the Warriors (45-31).
The win kept Golden State’s strong run headed into the postseason, as the Dubs seek to lock up the No.5 seed in the Western Conference.
LAKE SHOW, DUBS IN FIRST ROUND A MOUTH-WATERING MATCHUP FOR FANS
Seeing The Lake Show against the Dubs in the first round of the playoffs should ve a mouth-watering matchup for fans.
Moreover, the loss dropped Los Angeles (46-30) momentarily to fourth place behind the Denver Nuggets (47-30).
Furthermore, the Lakers hosting Curry and the Warriors in a fourth seed against fifth seed matchup should breathe fire early in the postseason.
Incidentally, the win improved the Dubs’ standing at 19-2 since Curry ad Jimmy Butler played together.
Butler had a quiet 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting for the Warriors.
DONCIC STRUGGLES AS REAVES CITES CONSISTENCY
Doncic struggles for the first time in his young Lakers career, while Austin Reaves cites for consistency if their team wants to go deep.
Furthermore, Doncic had 19 points but not before coughing up a paltry 6-for-17 from the field.
Moreover, it was the Slovenian guard’s worst game for the Lakers since February 25 and his first without a three-pointer since the 2022-23 season.
“That performance from me is unacceptable,” Doncic said.
“That’s part of the process of becoming a really good team. You gotta go through those up-and-down battles of going through situations where you have to figure it out,” Reaves added.
LeBron James finished with 33 points in a losing cause for Los Angeles.
