Lakers throw away a 25-point cushion and lose by 17 to the Warriors
The Los Angeles Lakers led by 25 in the second quarter yet lost 112-95 to Golden State in their NBA Cup opener, the Warriors winning the period 38-15 to level at 53-53 by half-time. Luka Doncic scored 37 on 12-of-27 shooting; Stephen Curry answered with 31.
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Por um quarto e pouco, o Los Angeles Lakers pareceu o melhor time em quadra no Chase Center. No fim da abertura da NBA Cup nesta sexta-feira, tinha perdido por 112-95 para o Golden State, uma derrota por 17 pontos.
Luka Doncic comandou o arranque inicial e os visitantes lideraram por até 25 pontos no segundo período. Então tudo desabou: um segundo quarto de 38-15 para o Warriors empatou o jogo em 53-53 no intervalo, cinco turnovers dos Lakers no terceiro os deixaram atrás por 85-80, e os últimos doze minutos trouxeram apenas 15 pontos contra 27.
Foram precisos quatro minutos e um segundo do quarto período para eles pontuarem, depois do único lance livre de Walker Kessler, aos 7:54. Doncic fechou com 37 pontos, com 12 acertos em 27 arremessos; Austin Reaves acrescentou 21, mas acertou apenas uma de seis bolas de três, com nove em 19 no total.
Stephen Curry respondeu com 31 pelo Golden State, com 11 acertos em 23 arremessos e oito de 14 de longe.
Los Angeles perdeu a bola 22 vezes e é o 10º da liga com 16,6 por jogo. Doncic levou sua primeira técnica da temporada perto do fim do terceiro quarto, e Matisse Thybulle recebeu outra no quarto período, com a frustração se espalhando.
O enredo paralelo foi Doncic contra Yaxel Lendeborg, o novato do Warriors que disse na semana passada ter perdido o respeito por ele. O esloveno marcou 21 no primeiro quarto e provocou a torcida da casa depois de uma bola de três sobre Gary Payton II. “Ele é insano”, disse o técnico JJ Redick. “Ele está envolvido em tudo, em todo jogo.”
O ala Ziaire Williams ficou de fora pelo segundo jogo seguido, com dores no pé esquerdo.
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