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You got it mate, Philly specially Harden did struggle in this game, while the Celtics was hot early on three's and they keep the momentum throughout the game even though Sixers manage to cut the lead in the last 5 minutes of the game.

So Harden just decided to be the passer, and then Celtics double and triple team Joel Embiid every time he got the ball. They even play small most of the game, and sometimes it will be Tatum or Jaylen Brown guarding Joel. But in the other end, if they are on the defense, those two are just going one on one against Embiid and taking advantage of their quickness to score against the big man.

I feel like we’re going to see Philadelphia continue to struggle against the Sixers. We’ve got about an hour until tip-off but I’m expecting to see a Boston victory. The second game between the Nuggets and the Suns will be interesting, as it is a must win game for Phoenix. With their season on the line tonight (3-0 would be a death knell) I think we might see them come out victorious, but I think they’re going to lose this series.

Lebron James' face was so frustrated with what is happening in that game, they pretty much got the Warriors in the 1st game so why did they not get that momentum that they need, I really think the Golden State Warriors have adjusted very great and they play more JaMychal Green than Kevon Looney, I think Coach Kerr is doing something and experimenting with this Warriors squad right now, and I think it is effective but anyway on to game 3 and we all know the home court is now for the Lakers,


Jordan Poole still needs experience with the play-offs I think Steve Kerr is giving him that opportunity and this is for the future of the Warriors, we all know that Jordan Poole is here to stay, and right now is the right time for him to acquire even the slightest possible experience in making games on the play-offs, not like with the main Rooster that has gained quite an experience with the many play-offs that the Warriors have been played, but I am not defending Jordan Poole on his mistake he should learn by now, but I think he got a bigger shoe to fill, and I think seeing the 50 points play of Curry he must have been saying to himself that he still has a lot to do,


Yes, and I don't know if the Warriors have stopped him because they really don't try, that is why Davis is really inconsistent with his play, so right now the Warriors should look for those signs if Davis could fire up like that again they need to put the fire out,

Yeah, that could be the argument against the Warriors in game 3, the Lakers steal one game home for them, they should return the favor, but can they do it? But if we look at their series against the Kings, yeah, possible for the Warriors specially with their experience to steal one game and get back that one game they lost.


I agree with the D'Lo observation, inconsistent with his contribution to the team, although the Lakers is obviously improved as they make a lot of trades to acquire players, they still lack the experience, Reaves, Vando, Rui hasn't been in this kind of situation before. Beasley time was diminished. So still up to Bron and AD to become the offense for this team. Specially Lebron, he is just contend of passing the ball and distribute. He needs to at least score 30+ in order for the Lakers to have a good chance to win this series.

That will be a tough challenge for the Warriors and even them surely know that it will not be an easy task to do because the Lakers are more harder to penetrate when they are playing at home, just like the Warriors have the advantage whenever they are playing on their own home court in Chase Center. But the Warriors should try their best to even their standing because the Lakers managed to snatch one win on their home.

And for the Lakers, everybody around LeBron needed to step up their game if they wanted to defeat the roster of the Warriors namely Schroder, D'Lo, Reaves and AD. Thus, LeBron surely have something to share with the team because he already faced the Warriors many times during the playoffs and maybe their roster can pick up some lessons from LeBron to increase their chances.

It would definitely be something only he could do because he knows the team so much. Obviously that doesn't mean he is good or bad that's not the point, the point is that he has been their coach for a long time and he knows the team so well and that is how he can adjust the team and what they need accordingly.

Team knows themselves very well and that is what happened and they saw Klay Thompson was hot and they all saw that and started to feed him very well, so that is why I think it would be great for them to keep that up. Just feed the hot hands and defend all around as a team, if they can keep doing that then it would work very well. I just hope that it would do well for the series, it is in our best interest to see them play as close and as fun as it gets.

We'll see if GSW can steal at least 1 in the next 2 games in LA. GSW had a bad winning record outside of their home but they must do it, it is the playoffs anyways and the team has too much experience in situations like this.

The Lakers however are capable of winning this series after bringing some players just before the trade deadline. The odds of this series remain in favor of GSW although it is close. AD needs to become consistent like Bron if it wants to win games. I am not really sold on to D'Lo, the guy is inconsistent as always over the years. The Lakers though have the depth now but they need to perform.

It could work but now they have to win their Game 3 at their home court to still have that advantage, otherwise that sacrificed is nullified by the Warriors.


Warriors is not known to be a road them, but in their series against the Kings, they proved otherwise as they closed the show in Sacramento in Game 7. So Game 3 might be close, Lakers wanted to protect their home court while as bad as the Warriors is on the road, they have proven already that they can go and steal one as well. Still up to how Davis and LeBron will start to play at their home court. They have to lead their team if they wanted to win not just Game 3 but the series to advance against the Nuggets.

I'm with you.  Had to go in on golden state last night and now have no clue what to think.  I think I'm actually going to throw a bet in on the under.  I don't think the Lakers are gonna want to run and gun with golden state they see what happened.  They will want to control pace and bang the paint inside.  Expecting a low scoring tight game in LA.  Hope either way it's another split I want to see these dudes get at it in a game 6 or 7.

Just off night I guess and the defense put up on him. He had this kind of so-so performance against the Memphis as well, but he was able to bounce back in the next game and have a great game. So I expect him to make a come back game in their home court in game 3.


If they are favored then it's better to lean on them, again the advantage is that they are in their comfort zone at Crypto.com. And just like in Memphis series, the crowd game them energy to finished off the young Grizzlies team and AD had a great series with MVP caliber performance.

I won't argue with you about that and I know it's odd but I think I know what's the reason behind why he is having some troubles after having an explosive night. If guys remember, the team's doctor did already prohibiting Anthony Davis from playing back to back games or successive games with minimal rest since regular games but that didn't happen, right? I think this is Davis's way to be in the team to at least help them from the defensive end instead of resting in-between games and leaving them with less chances to win.

Here's his stats for the past 10 games: https://www.espn.ph/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis

As you can see, ever since the playoff started, Anthony Davis didn't rest and was always available for the team but there's a catch, he won't be that much effective in even games compared to the odd games.

I laid down a bet on the Golden State Warriors last night, and I figured they’d win, but I was not expecting as 20 point blow out.  I just don’t understand why Anthony Davis wasn’t more involved on the offense end of the court. He was shooting at a 50% clip, so it’s not like he was having a super off night..but 11 points is just extremely inexcusable.

Lakers favored for Saturdays game..not sure which way to lean.

Yeah, they just did.
Sometimes we see those great moments for AD but not just this time. Well, good for the Warriors for tying the series into 1-1, maybe this will take up to game 7 just as what everybody wants to see.

Nice, if that's what your gut is telling you then it could be true. No one can say it better but only you. So if you think that this win will be extended by the Warriors up to game 3, do it mate.

Yes, that's one of the few reasons why the Warriors succeeded in Game 2.

The Lakers are too busy guarding Steph Curry because they know that the Chef will be cooking hefty points again after the loss they had experienced recently in their own homecourt but they forgot the fact that the Warriors have two power shooter on the floor, and that's Klay Thompson, the other half of Steph, which is why they are called Splash Brothers.

Apart from that, Steve Kerr made sure that they will rectify their mistakes in Game 1 and will be a lot smarter this time to adjust in every gameplay that the Lakers are trying to do.

It was a good Game 2, Lakers started strong but when the 2nd quarter came, the Warriors didn't gave them a chance to recover again. Surely the Warriors are not letting the situation embarrass them again where they will be defeated in a court where they are the strongest.

Also, I've seen some stats of Anthony Davis wherein he was dominating every 1st game in any homecourt particularly what happen in the first round versus the Grizzlies, but in the 2nd day, his stats drastically fell down. So, if that stats will indeed come true again, it means that AD is set to be explosive again in Game 3 in their own homecourt.

https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-crazy-anthony-davis-playoff-trend-bodes-well-for-la-in-game-3-vs-warriors

That's what they needed, the right adjustments to protect the home court advantage,

They need to counter whatever the adjustments the warriors did in game 2, The production of Davis and the rest of the team needs to
work well again, with the good defense that they've shown last game 1, they need to re-assemble and try to duplicate the game play
to force both the splash bro to make a forced shot,

Lakers also consist of good role players who can compete. They just need to find the right rhythm and chemistry to win the game.

Actually, there was a very exciting game in the first half of the match. LeBron really wanted to win the game, and he gave a great performance despite his age. Anthony Davis was not in his day today so it had a huge impact on them losing the game. He missed shots quite easily and caused turnovers.
In the second half, the Golden State Warriors had a very good three-pointer. They managed to make very difficult shots and the match was broken.

Playoffs are like that, sometimes you're not on your day and you realize you've lost the game. The important thing is to stay with the team and find out what it takes to win the next match.

If the Lakers don't manage to defend harder, they will have a hard time in this series. The Golden State Warriors shoot really good three-pointers

It was more or less clear that we would see a more resilient Warriors in game two as the Lakers took the home advantage after the first game they played very well. It was important for the Lakers to get a game, they did it. The second match could have been sacrificed. Now winning their home matches will be enough for them to pass the round. Anthony Davis was great in the first game, but he was like a ghost in the second game. LeBron also played very little in the second half when the gap widened. The bench contribution of players such as Hachimura and Walker is important. The Lakers should score more from the bench. If it's all up to the Davis, LeBron, Russell trio, it's tough. Every player has to contribute to the team. I would love to see the Lakers against the Nuggets in the Conference Finals. They have to win 3 more games and it will not be easy. They must defend in a way that breaks the Warriors' 3-point game plan.

Yes you are right that mate they focusing in one layer which is too bad for this decision as we all know that it is a 5vs5 game and if they double team or triple team against Curry they can not make that ad we will know that curry is good in handling the ball and there's a 2 open teammates once he got triple so its easy to move the ball and find other open shot.
The scary part about the Warriors team is when they gain momentum, they don't care where they are and we should also forget about their road record in the season. The series against the Sacramento Kings was proof of it. Fans cheering against them doesn't work, even referees that are making bad calls against them don't work too.
If the Lakers badly need a win, give AD more space to work out his post-up game. He is their key to winning this series because no one in the Warriors can really match him. He just had an off night yesterday.