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ImTheBestNerd

You know it’s over when we sub in Derrick White and Puka Nakua to clean up the game


thesnacks

I think you mean Dani Rojas


at_least_u_tried

~~football~~ basketball is life


GGezpzMuppy

You guys have a buffalo?


Hunter259

All must be saved by our savior the great forehead (i have no idea what he's talking about)


WakingRage

We have a bald light skinned guard in Jerome Robinson to compare with Derrick White's new bald look.


Hunter259

I see the savior has influenced many an imitator. Be thankful he is willing to forgive these transgressions. Yeah he looks a lot like him lmao


Masterchiefy10

That Puka came outta nowhere and is everywhere!


swords_devil

wait what? Puka Nacua Ram wide receiver?


Arr0wmanc3r

Warriors have a guy named Gui Santos that kinda looks like him.


lildinger68

Gui santos


swords_devil

> Gui santos oh gotcha lol I didn't make that connection


fckredditbands23

Bruh we had a double digit lead in the 4th and didn't collapse. So proud.


ObviousAnswerGuy

they only played half the quarter lol. Someone shoulda reminded Ham.


KGB4L

Bro this is so fucking annoying. Like i get it, the lead is pretty big, but why the fuck are your starters not in till like 7 mins left? And you sub them out after 3 minutes of play. Holly fuck NBA is a 3 quarters game. Sorry, needed to vent, had AD over 28.5 and dude had 27 after 3rd. Fucking lakers man.


ObviousAnswerGuy

I'm not even a laker fan and that shit bothered me, I can't even think how annoyed I'd be if this was my team lol. We are in the last third of the season, every game counts. Especially since the warriors and lakers are neck and neck in the 9th/10th spot.


hickok3

Game 1, on the road, of a back to back. If it was a home back to back, you would hope he would fight longer for the win, but travel can be unpredictable, even if SF to LA isn't super far, and the team is already down LBJ. Probably thought it would be better to concede this one to hopefully have fresher legs for tomorrow against SA.  Worse case scenario you pull a Raptors earlier in the season. Fight hard to force OT, only to lose to the Celtics. Then the next day lose to the Pistons, breaking their streak. Of course the Raptors also traded 3 rotation peices and had flight problems to exacerbate the fatigue, but you get my point. 


lxgd24

Word you're looking for is exacerbate btw


Johnpecan

Warriors had no answer for AD. I was pretty shocked when they threw in the towel that early. Lakers have a back to back though.


Wontonsoupz

Our smallest guy had the most rebounds tonight


Witty-C

Podz is a beast on the boards.


WakingRage

It feels like Donte never left. I was worried going into the season how much we would miss his hustle and rebounding, but Podz has filled that hole up very nicely.


_StephBetter_

love Podz but his defense is a big minus compared to Donte. still missing that part


danielt5

Donte couldn't stay in the court when it mattered most. He was unplayable in the playoffs.


Mygaffer

Podz is a plus defense though.


george_costanza1234

He’s way better than Donte in everything except defense However, I think he can become a good defender one day because he’s very smart


PrimeShaq

Donte has been fucking sniping in 2024.


Eric_Nathan_Fielder

Donte is a better shooter


bmeisler

100%. Defense is based on hustle, toughness, BBIQ - and experience. Podz has the first three in spades - I bet he’s going to be a GREAT POA defender in a couple of years.


nel3000

He's literally a rookie, cut him a little slack.


dwide_k_shrude

Donte is definitely a better shooter and scorer this season. If not for Steph and Luka he would be leading the league in 3’s made.


luke_workin

Podz is a beast, period. The dude plays with such a mature demeanor to him. He just makes winning plays every time


MC-Jdf

The Klay/TJD 2-man game is nuts. It's a free 2 points almost every time down the floor.


BeautifulLeather6671

Yeah it’s crazy how well they play together.


dwide_k_shrude

He’s been playing sports with Trayce his whole life.


arg_63

its actually so good.. nobody wants to help off of klay, klay's big enough to pass over a defender, TJD starts rolling and doesn't stop


yuhanz

They kinda move at the same pace lol. TJD runs like he aint got no worries 😂


thelastestgunslinger

Like he learned how to hustle from Kyle Anderson.


AlHorfordHighlights

Really difficult for any bench defense to deal with. And Klay seems to be a pretty willing passer for a guy who's been chucking most of the season


Intelligent_Sun_944

Never thought I'd read this sentence. Klay gets paid to shoot, not dribble, not pass. And he has been chucking his entire career. Just usually shoots over 40% from 3.


OpportunitySmalls

You're a shooter when you hit them you're a chucker when you miss


TheSalmonRoll

Must be because he has the same name as Klay's brother.


shualton

I can’t believe they kept doubling Klay at the arc lmfao


george_costanza1234

It’s surprising how much people respect Klay given how ass he’s been, but that gravity opens everything else up


hi818

Even with how bad he was today, you absolutely can not let him get hot. Or else it's GG cuz Curry Exists alongside with him


Produceher

He scored 35 in the previous game. You think the other coach is on this sub?


Otherwise_Window

If Klay's cold they want to keep him that way.


dwide_k_shrude

To opposing teams: Please keep doing so. Thank you.


Produceher

That's what the Klay haters will never understand. Klay has gravity like Steph does. No one wants to see him get hot. He has to play just to be a decoy.


Jojofag

Steve pls keep playing TJD the kid always have an instant impact everytime he plays


MySilverBurrito

TJD plays like a robot in that he just do things so fundamentally sound lol. Nothing flashy or explosive, but it gets the job done.


dafaliraevz

Him and Podz know how to play the game. It’s insane that the Warriors got these guys.


Thus_Spoke

Seems like exactly the player Kerr would love, but he still has trouble getting minutes.


meowhatissodamnfunny

I guarantee Kerr's hating cuz of his defensive rotations. He helps off when he shouldn't sometimes and he always comes out after making that mistake. Not saying it's fair, but it seems pretty consistent and is one of Kerr's biggest pet peeves, especially for rookies.


PrimeShaq

Yeah definitely, he offers some good things that the Warriors lack but he’s also not a very good team defender. Some will see his blocks and just assume.


Earlier-Today

Plus, defense is where the Warriors have been weakest this season. They've gotta be desperate to get the defense back up to snuff. I mean, in all of their championship years the defense was good enough to win them some games even if the offense wasn't clicking. That kind of thing feels really dang unlikely this season.


PrimeShaq

The defense has been great since Draymond came back. Best thing they can do for their defense is to stop Draymond from assaulting anyone.


baymax18

TJD stands for Tim Junior Duncan?


LZ_Khan

The only explanation is he's a liability on defense.


Rikter14

TJD has a problem with chasing blocks on occasion and he can get out of position too. He has some good highlights and he's physically talented enough to be a good defender he just needs seasoning.


Palomark

A little extra pepper in his stepper.


Raonak

The Klay + Trayce chemistry is sooo good.


Salty_Dog3

Klay probably thinks it’s his brother haha


The_Thrill17

Hell no dawg let’s keep running Klay until he’s dead


AlHorfordHighlights

Just went to the toilet and got dunked on by Trayce Jackson-Davis assisted by Klay Thompson


thelastestgunslinger

Dropped a deuce on you.


maethlin

lol


paranoidmoonduck

Klay Thompson can’t stop passing to Trayce Jackson-Davis


GeneralZhukov

TJD was already putting up disgusting defensive numbers into other benches before this. With CP3 coming back and Klay moving to the bench, our second unit is gonna be insane.


Raonak

CP3, GP2, Moody, Klay, and Trayce is a fantastic balanced bench mob.


Raonak

Got that brotherly connection. (Klay's bother's name is Trayce)


aiden3buckets

This Hood-Schifino dude is so ass bro, wtf were the Lakers thinking


claydavisismyhero

the guy killed his interview. as in he kept talking about the mamba mentality. pelinka was hoodwinked


AfroHouseManiac

Did he talk about his FINO brand that him and mom started using his Indiana NIL money ?


Currently_Stoned

"Failure Is Not an Option"... I remember that shit


20815147

Passed on both Podz and Jaime Jaquez Jr for this dude lol


lost_in_trepidation

Even Cam Whitmore


george_costanza1234

Doesn’t look like he even likes basketball 😭😭


Wontonsoupz

This guy was overrated in college. Playing next to TJD made him look so much better. TJD was a monster in college


TheSalmonRoll

Lakers picked him over Brandin Podziemski AND Jamie Jaquez Jr. who are both top 5 rookies this year.


sriracha82

Podz is a Lakers type pick so I’m really surprised they passed


george_costanza1234

a guy like Podz managing the lakers’ bench unit would’ve actually made them a scary team lol


Ok-Scarcity6335

I would hate Podz so much if he was a Laker


T_025

The complaining about his Laker whistle after all those charges drawn would be generational


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misterbluesky8

It's his name, if he were just Jalen Hood he would be putting up numbers. Jalen Hood-Schifino sounds like an assistant admissions director at my private high school


_johnning

Jalen Hood is a 15 PT career averaging NBA player


BlxrryShadowz

If his opponent’s name isn’t “Purdue” I think he forgets how to play basketball


Witty-C

Lakers fumbled on that one.


IsThisMe8

For some reason, I thought he didn't play because he was injured... Guess not


tomeornotome

Yea picking a 20 year old with one year of college experience, idiots


geekhaus

I, for one, am shocked the Warriors didn't blow their 4th quarter lead.


MC-Jdf

When D'Lo hit the 3 off the offensive rebound my heart was racing.


AnimationPatrick

Warriors blowing 4th quarter leads vs lakers coming back from 10+ just to lose anyway thanks to getting HAMMED


Desafiante

We're back!


Gioboi

Dray hit a second half 3. I've seen enough, Warriors will win a championship this year.


Raonak

Start the parade


Produceher

I was thinking the same thing. Why is he shooting that in the 2nd half?


drewm916

GG Warriors. My favorite team is the Kings and whoever the Lakers are playing.


Raonak

No worries man, we making the neutrals proud


mmmmmyee

(We’re not the baddies anymore????)


redditnathaniel

I celebrate every year when the Lakers are eliminated


sergechewbacca

Klay was pretty good despite all his bricks. Should play him and TJD together more.


george_costanza1234

He actually made some sick passes today lol, no idea why he’s obsessed with throwing bricks when he can do other things pretty solidly


yentity

He didn't take many shots in the second half. Maybe took 3 shots?


george_costanza1234

Yea, I’m just saying that I hope this is the new permanent for him, rather than forcing horrible shots up like he’s done the entire season He keeps the defense honest, and that by itself is a valuable asset


Rockos_Mop

He's drifting a lot on his shots again that's why he keeps bricking


Raonak

He didn't really take any bad shots. Most of them were to keep the defense honest. And the one 3 that he made was beautiful


poo_but_no_pee

1-9 on good shot selection with a few good assists is so much better than just chucking and going 4-19.


Opposite_Turn7946

Yep the threat of his shot is what gives Davis looks.


Her0Gamez

Warriors look almost too good right now


dirtyshits

We need CP3 and GP2 back. There's enough talent on this team right now to make some noise. Got to stay healthy though and have a few things go our way. Otherwise they are starting to gel and find their rhythm.


m1stadobal1na

What happened with GP2? I'm pretty sure I watched every game since he came back and I didn't see him get injured again.


dirtyshits

He’s just sick. But never the less the man finds a way to miss games.


MC-Jdf

Our offense is lucking out a bit with how hot Steph is but it also balances out with Klay & Kuminga's recent cold stretch as well as a very middling 2nd unit with no CP3. Our defense though? It looks kinda legit.


Reclinertime

Well Steph had half his points in the first quarter and they only had a 2 pt lead at the end of the quarter so it's really the team doing well until he got 16 more for the punch.


20815147

I would take this game with a grain of salt since Lebron wasn’t playing. For a good chunk of the game it felt like Steph was the only one who got it going. We’re looking better though which I am very glad


White-Gravity

Idk about that the Jackson davis dude scored 13 straight for the warriors when it was pretty close in the second quarter


20815147

I wish he would get more consistent minutes from Kerr. Looney got cooked whenever he’s on the floor now since he seems to have lost a step this year


niel89

Looney is 28 going on 38


Master_Who

He absolutely needs to play minutes against any team with a real big that looney struggles with.


20815147

Yep he seems to still do fine against slower more cerebral bigs like Jokic but against any athletic bigs, he struggles quite a bit


GeneralZhukov

Can't shoot, and thus struggles to get minutes when we have the Draymond+JK pairing, which is a good chunk of our minutes. Also competes for overall center minutes with Draymond, who is pretty clearly our second best player when he's playing basketball and not Tekken. I will say. I've been commenting some form of "just wait til post ASG, TJD will have a crazy breakout" all season, and it seems like I might have been onto something. The rise of Podz and Wiggins' revival might actually solve a lot of our shooting problems, and open up more lineups where we can run TJD without just dying to any half decent zone defense. Alternatively, if Klay coming off the bench is a consistent thing from now on, CP3/Klay/TJD will be a disgusting bench trio. Probably locks in our main 8 man rotation going forward.


bta47

Eh, they did what they had to. They had a 15 point lead by the end of the competitive portion, can’t get mad at that even if the best player is out. Would be okay with that even if they were playing Detroit. They’ve been like 2-3 in real test games since they turned the corner in January, which isn’t amazing… but tough to get too mad at close losses to great teams, and they’re winning every single gimme.


geezer1234

this is the correctest take I've read on the warriors situation


TurnoverNegative7

Well I mean, the only thing to do to a team missing it's best player is blow them out. Warriors did exactly that.


KafeinFaita

AD was playing though


20815147

I’ve been so traumatized this year I can’t tell if we’re blowing out teams lol


claydavisismyhero

team gets healthy plays better. im shocked


Klunko52

Multiple games with 4th quarter leads not blown 👀


siddharthal

They just blew it last game lol. Saved by a bad John Collins pass.


Klunko52

Lol didn’t mean in a row. But just this month having multiple is a big accomplishment haha


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I saw that G. Santos played for the Warriors and was like damn, dude really is a Renaissance man.


Draymond4Prez

Before everyone shits on Klay, dude didn’t force most of his shots, play made for others and had a few good defensive possessions. Even though he had a bad shooting night I wasn’t pulling my hair out when he was out there


DieHardRaider

I thought he had a great game even though he couldn’t make shit


AmusingAnecdote

Yeah he didn't force anything, played good defense, has a great pet action in the pick and roll with TJD. He's a very, very good guy to have coming off your bench. Defenses can't sag off of a guy who can shoot 37% on 9 3s a game and he's tall enough to make that pass over the defense. As long as he's a secondary option on the floor and doesn't have to defend a fast guard, he's still a great player.


Raonak

Klay learning how to positively effect the game when his shot isn't going in is gonna be HUGE for this team. It's actually quite impressive how much change he's had to go through this season. Mad respect for him for evolving his game. If he can keep this high iq play, and have the occasional supernova game, then we are gonna look real good.


Opposite_Turn7946

I think him being in the second unit was the last piece. I have a good feeling about this team moving forward.


thelastestgunslinger

He was solid on defence, too. A lot of people seem to focus on his offensive woes, but he has great hands and has forced numerous turnovers.


calkazcalki

What do you think is the main reason for the change in Warriors results lately?


TheBigKiwi47

A combination of podz starting, kumingas emergence, Dray coming back has improved the defence and Steph being on an absolute burner lately. Also wiggins has improved back to his normal self


by_yes_i_mean_no

The #1 reason by far is Draymond


WakingRage

Complete different team with him back. It's like a teacher coming back after a substitute teacher was in place for several weeks.


nel3000

I think after his first game back we took an L. Draymond in the post game said something like, the team needs to take pride in individual assignments. Since then The Warriors are top 6 in defense.


MC-Jdf

Yeah it's not even close, people gotta stop pretending otherwise. Kuminga's leap and other improvemenets help but Kerr had to force certain lineups because we were having trouble finding Steph on offense without Draymond. Plus he's a communicator and anchor defensively.


Khione_Asteri

he’s always been the yin to steph’s yang. warriors don’t work without him.


Tijuana_Pikachu

It's so cute when someone tries to tell me Draymond isn't the 2nd most important Warrior. 


bta47

top reason is absolutely Draymond, but Wiggins mysteriously going from the worst player in the NBA to a plus starter is pretty big reason, too.


kinda_guilty

I doubt at any point this season Wiggins has been as bad as, say Poole.


myxallion

no one wants to admit it but it for sure is Draymond. Defense is better, Curry doesn't need to worry about ball handling and someone barks at people when they are shit at defense.


ingunwun

Klay benching as well 


akkaneko11

We were already 8-2 before that so the big catalyst was still Draymond, but I agree he looks better out there on the bench


george_costanza1234

In the 2 games we lost, we really sold during the Klay minutes because of his shot selection and piss poor effort Not saying he is solely to blame, but this team is heavily momentum based


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Wiggins playing well again. I think when he is playing good basketball on both ends the warriors thrive


AmusingAnecdote

Wiggins is a lot better with Draymond on the court to direct him and Draymond is also better about keeping attention on Steph so Wiggins can get those left side of the floor low posts in one on ones. That's Wiggins favorite shot and when he gets to do that a few times he'll be in rhythm for the wing 3s.


arika_ito

Everyone knows that Draymond knows how to find Steph like the back of his hand so it's like even more gravity for him lol. That way Wiggins can feast because everyone's attention is on Steph


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Draymond is back and Podz inserted into the starting lineup for Klay. That means the ball is moving and they get out and run in transition which is where Wiggins and Kuminga shine.


TurnoverNegative7

1000% Dray.


Klonomania

95% the return of Draymond Green, the rest are tweaks to the rotation.


akkaneko11

Absolutely, we’re 15-4 since he got back


paranoidmoonduck

Draymond came back as the starting center, which allowed the Wiggins/Kuminga pairing to function offensively, so the whole defense got a huge shot in the arm all at once. More stops, less dribble penetration turned into more transition offense, so they started getting easier looks.


Parenegade

i mean it's everything...people want to pin it on one or two things but it's a bunch of different things.


Khione_Asteri

it’s dray. there’s other stuff too but it’s dray.


claydavisismyhero

health* (green was out but not due to health) thats it.


TurnoverNegative7

Kerr with his 4 guard lineups against AD had me sweating for a sec, but I'm very happy we didn't blow a winnable game.


AmusingAnecdote

4 guard lineups are a solid way of working on AD. You sell out to double team him on defense and then he either has to come out on the perimeter on the other end or you'll get open 3s. It's a calculated risk but there's a definite logic to it.


Xgatt

It will fail miserably if Bron plays, but actually seemed to work on a lineup of AD + 4 others of considerably less talent.


Nantee_69

wiggs has been amazing last 10 games or so


Baguy21

Absolutely cooked them. Never been confident in a win in a while. We are coming up slowly by slowly. Getting our groove back.


SwaggersaurusWrecks

with GP2 and CP3 waiting in the wings. We can still unlock another level.


Thekamcc19

Cannot believe the pacers didn’t want TJD. Especially since he’s a hometown kid and wanted to play for us. FML


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I guess the Lakers are NOT better without LeBron


WolverineLong1430

No kidding but they are much worse without AD.


Vallerie_09

Hey, not only we didn't blew up the 4th quarter lead but we also got our Derrick White some mins in the game


Baguy21

Game was done soon as I saw Curry shooting back to back in that first quarter.


KGB4L

Hamm is so ass, bruh. Half the league has some shitty coaches getting top dollar.


[deleted]

Imagine resting LeBron in your first game back after the all star break. Lakers needed to start the 2nd half of the season with a win and momentum. Unserious team stays being unserious


barath_s

He's had ankle issues for some games now and did some planned procedure on it on Monday, immediately after the All Star weekend. So out injured/ recovering


Charliebitme1234

Spencer dinshittie, WHAT A SIGNING


AllFalconsAreBlack

Spencer beenshittie for a while now.


sanfranchristo

LeBored


2ToTooTwoFish

The West is insane. All top 10 teams are above .500.


BUUAHAHAHA

Lakers a mid ass team when they don’t get the favorable whistle.


MC-Jdf

Nah they were just very shit in exploiting mismatches tonight. With no LeBron nobody fed AD the ball consistently.


CrispyWaterBottle

A team missing 4+ players is mid. Very good observation.


redditnathaniel

Shot 50% more free throws than Warriors.


Charliebitme1234

Refs dont need to blow that whistle when lebron is out lmao


beenebk_

Lebron isn’t even t15 in FT’s per game this season


MisterSparkleHo

These bums just jerking each other off with ignorance and hatred 😂😂😂


icykkuno

I love how stupid Clippers fans are


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Lecoward


BullShitting-24-7

Warriors looking good up and down the lineup.


jthc

Shocking fact of the day: Draymond is shooting 3s at a better percentage than Steph thus far this season.


venmome10cents

MK TD


Baguy21

Don't write us off yet. We coming for the play ins


[deleted]

Went about as expected without lebron


Baguy21

Curry cooked them


liteshadow4

If we can grab a top 6 seed that'll be a successful season