But, in a pregame surprise, the Lakers ruled out Anthony Davis due to nausea and a headache. Against a Warriors side he is so critical in organizing the defense against, the Lakers altered their gameplan, opting to leave open certain Warriors players — like Draymond Green, Gary Payton II and Jonathan Kuminga, for example — in hopes of them missing.
It did not work.
The Warriors finished 26-41, a 63.4% clip, from the 3-point line, the highest shooting percentage for any team in NBA history with at least 40 attempts. Shockingly, that led to them winning rather easily.
Postgame, Darvin Ham discussed the team’s defensive gameplan and how he felt they executed it.
“They had guys step up and make shots. It’s a make-or-miss league,” Ham said. “It is what it is. It’s a tough loss for sure. They put a lot of pressure on your defense not having AD back there as our conductor just communicating, moving around obviously very, very tough. We came into the game and felt comfortable with our gameplan and, for the most part, the majority of the game, we executed it.
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But, in a pregame surprise, the Lakers ruled out Anthony Davis due to nausea and a headache. Against a Warriors side he is so critical in organizing the defense against, the Lakers altered their gameplan, opting to leave open certain Warriors players — like Draymond Green, Gary Payton II and Jonathan Kuminga, for example — in hopes of them missing.
It did not work.
The Warriors finished 26-41, a 63.4% clip, from the 3-point line, the highest shooting percentage for any team in NBA history with at least 40 attempts. Shockingly, that led to them winning rather easily.
Postgame, Darvin Ham discussed the team’s defensive gameplan and how he felt they executed it.
“They had guys step up and make shots. It’s a make-or-miss league,” Ham said. “It is what it is. It’s a tough loss for sure. They put a lot of pressure on your defense not having AD back there as our conductor just communicating, moving around obviously very, very tough. We came into the game and felt comfortable with our gameplan and, for the most part, the majority of the game, we executed it.