Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Full Game 720p @ 60FPS Lebron 56 Points!

in transition versus trotback, they need to be the first ones on the court instead of watching guys lose balls and then they need to help each other on the defensive end, I was once told and this is very true, Mike, you have to participate in your own

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. bail out and that's what the Lakers have to do in the meantime for Golden State, this is the Golden State team that when healthy feels like it's a title contender, but right now it's struggling, where do you see where it's at right now? Yes, they are fighting, but it is a very different fight because they are hoping that Draymond Green will return.

He is the anchor of both their offense and defense. The hope is that Steph Curry shoots the ball better down the stretch than he has since Draymond Green. and then expect Klay Thompson to continue to get better and better throughout the regular season. Well, there are good hopes, but they also have warning signs. They can't trick you into believing that some guy is going to change it. They have to do it. Let's go back to old habits and what I mean by that is that they are not the same defensive team right now. There have been individual and collective failures that have cost them basketball

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This is not the same defense we have become accustomed to seeing. Look at this Warriors defense, these numbers are absolutely stunning and they have to change and they plan to win, both teams are trying to right the ship right now as we head into the home stretch of this NBA regular season, Stephen Curry and the

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Going into this year, I want my angels to have new reasons to be hopeful on both sides, so this would definitely be a trio to watch for two and a half years and now the Warriors look primed for a postseason run while the Lakers need to find themselves. to themselves. before it's too late until you let me bury myself 12 feet under then i have a chance the bay versus is next here we go with the warriors and the lakers as we welcome you to a Saturday primetime NBA on ABC presented by Neta Quest indeed, some rain outside the crypto.com stadium, which hasn't been very friendly even for the home team this year with the Lakers struggling big time.

That certainly has Dwight Howard in good spirits as we prepare for tonight's game. Wait, he was so good. yeah, shut up, okay, shut up, I like that line and when Harry met Sally, I want what he's got, but Perry's ready to go too, so check out tonight's starting lineups and Taco Bell delivers them again. Both teams are missing key players, Anthony. davis is still out for the lakers draymond green for the warriors javon looney plays thompson steph curry wiggins and otto porter for steve kerr and warriors meanwhile for the lakers austin reeves and malik monk and stanley johnson dwight howard has started recently but is not in the starting lineup like frank vogel going small ball with basically

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james as the starting center so it's an interesting lineup to start jeff with, well i'm sure it's based on how they want to change as much of the stock as possible Golden State and they don't.

If you want a great center to start, you can get away with that too when they don't have a post threat, so don't worry about that part of today's NBA and James wins the opening tip on which Lakers team will appear here . tonight, although we've seen them in some games look fantastic for one quarter and then have disastrous quarters, it's been a huge struggle to get any kind of consistency for these lakers, good ball moving here, wide open reeves can't reach the hit and goal on the rebound, it's a great first possession, although it's a good job moving the ball on a high percentage shot, it's a good offensive

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with its first three-game losing streak of the season as Wiggins aggressively goes to the basket and again without blocking the shot.

We have to do a better job individually to keep people out of the paint. Beautiful feeds Westbrook to James. That's the kind of game Lakers fans imagined they'd see all season long with a lot of success, but that hasn't been the case. Wiggins again aggressively. He goes to the basket he misses, let's go crazy right there and he missed the next dunk the monks throw it directly to Wiggins he also misses that was the entire possession monk drives he kicks stanley johnson james to westbrook westbrook goes to the hoop false head leia The shot back is good, I like his mentality.

Two possessions, he goes to the basket, puts him in possession position to allow the game to flow his way and the other thing, without playing center, he doesn't have anyone blocking the lane. Reeves closed. out, returns the games to stanley johnson, here is malik monk, who will be one of the pleasant surprises for the lakers. You miss that goalie with another Golden State rebound on the road this year 17 and 13. As Curry heads home, the double feeds the reeves and reeves looks like he took a lot of contact instead he turns it around. monk is just defending klay thompson. difficult task for monk thompson left his feet and turned him over. a slightly sloppy stop by both teams.

Monk's pass was kicked and the Lakers' take was out of bounds, but they had two breaks that should have resulted in easy layups or fouls and they haven't converted either, so now they're stuck at half court where they're more limited. , there's monk curry fighting over the screen monk throws it and james can't finish and james gets hurt on the play holding his left hip while porter drives through a blocked lane from behind while stanley johnson just completely destroys highway porter, but that's a great effort from johnson and that's the kind of effort they need from the five lakers johnson down the other end comes up short let's go crazy the rebound curry cuts it reeves breaks it very well that's excellent defense polishing monk again to james uh beautiful drive over the shoulder and we're tied tomorrow friends reeves he's the starting defender for steph curry he defends the pick-and-roll and then goes back to the thrower to finish the deflection read about curry how's that for the rookie that it's his job to start Curry picks it up and misses Porter flexed it out of bounds, but they really like rookie Reeves from Oklahoma and especially the defense, that's what got him noticed among the coaching staff and his teammates earlier this season, who were impressed by how he defended.

I remember those days. Isn't that why you started falling in love with my game? Yes, it's Westbrook who drives and he gets the vibe. He is putting himself in position to allow the play to come to him attacking the paint area. Everything else will open. You see? There are already eight

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for the Lakers in the paint. Wigan sees the double team throw him into the back yard. The monk will try to catch him. What is it? What did he do? Maybe he thought he was off track. That's what he was doing. He always knew he was going to take down all three of them.

I love the hustle and bustle. You can't get angry, but you have to be strong. You have to be smarter. You could get angry with a little game. It just turned out good for him. He thought maybe he wasn't going to do it. He did it, but he messed it up until he hit all three, sometimes you can do bad things and he can still do well, but like Marte said, he plays that hard and sometimes good things happen. Malik Monk, a great shooting game. YouTube TV is a reinvented way to watch. tv welcome back to the crypto.com arena in los

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, where the lakers have lost their last four straight games here, leaving them winless since the all-star break, the worst loss last sunday, a 28 point loss by of the Pelicans, after which the Lakers were booed. off this court russell westbrook said after that game that he wasn't going to let boeing bother him frank vogel said the team didn't play well the boos were deserved but draymond green whose warriors face the lakers tonight wasn't as understanding On his podcast this week, Green said Lakers fans were behaving like spoiled brats and called it ridiculous and disgusting that a fan base of an organization that has won as many championships as the Lakers have booed the team for less than two years after winning the last one.

First, guys, I'm curious to know where he stands on this case. Well, first of all, announce a happy birthday early tomorrow and second of all, Lakers fans are ruined by all the success they've had over the years, but I don't agree with Green's opinion because no I don't think they were booing for the results, I think they were booing for the effort and when you play you pay premium prices to see a product, you expect at least a great effort and I totally agree with you, that's part of the game and neither I don't even put into the equation paying a premium price when you don't have the results and your question, energy, effort and enthusiasm.

As a fan, I have earned the right to move and that has been a constant problem that they have had now. Frank Foger said that they are looking for tirelessly for solutions to make them play better obviously they want anthony davis to come back from injury he says yes the team is very frustrated but they are still very determined to find the solutions and turn it around they are starting to run out of time Wiggins oh, what Reeves block did you take away from them, no they're going to call it a ball from hell, it looked like Reeves made a clean block and then grabbed it, he's trying to tell Ray Acosta, the official, ah, this defensive play is a good block and a good decision, yes, it's a leap, but going back to what you're talking about mike, if i were one of the players or one of the coaches and we talked to frank vogel before the game he said that i would have booed us too I would have been booed that's the mentality we were one of the favorites and we were disappointed porter to klay thompson stanley johnson goodhard nose defend on klay thompson contested jump shot rebounds not going to rebound reeves this is the kind of brave play they need and it can't be only one player and it can't be just a quarter curry for three steph curry with his second field goal and first triple to keep the streak alive now consecutive games with a triple that's the NBA record that's something that doesn't you can do against this warrior team beat Caleb with the turnovers gives them open threes in transition good feet inside james to westbrook those two have already connected several times that is an outstanding pass and good action a little back screen for westbrook so that move to the rim we are talking about the problems for the lakers the warriors again second best record in the league, but even steve kerr is saying lately a good give and take when porter makes a strong shot from westbrook.

Look at her saying that his defense has been terrible recently and I'm surprised they're not looking at that, but this is just a good display. like a monk and that's just an outstanding pass from James when they put James on the elbow. He is such a good initiator of the offense. When did you change? That's Russell Westbrook's good miss. He is preparing to fly unopposed attacking the rim for an easy dunk. That's a good one. foul, I agree with you, good foul and they should have been analyzed, there will be more substitutions in the game, remind him of the next schedule of nba tv and tnt nba tv on monday the warriors will be in denver against the nuggets doubleheader on tnt on tuesday in new orleans in memphis and the clippers will be in san francisco against the

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state caitlyn horton tucker makes her first appearance with the lakers one on one wigs and james get involved in the face james doesn't hit getting to the rebound excellent start for the lakers shooting 58 from the field curry finds some space his double team takes it to porter porter crosses the lane the shot is up it rolls off the rim they are only four or fifteen away from the field the warriors james down Double team low through some contact, count it and I like that move much more than the previous one.

Andrew Wiggins did him a favor by hitting a fadeaway jumper. This time he lowers his head, demands a low post position and attacks James by flexing his right arm. and right hand and you're right, pick and roll, they switch and he seals with physicality and goes to the rim and they are going to call a timeout so he can get that feeling back in that hand, obviously it still bothers the Lakers, although they have already given six assists. in the first seven minutes they go upeight now the NBA app lets you take the NBA with you wherever you go, wherever you go, download it today, stay up to date on the latest action, eight point early lead for the Lakers, Lebron James will shoot for free.

He shoots after receiving a strong shot to the right arm from Jordan Poole, able to make the basket go, so he will get the only free throw. He seems fine now, it was right after it happened if you guys, if you're the Lakers right now. You have to pay attention to the way the game is going and this is a dangerous warrior lineup on the court so you have to be locked in because you score in every position and shoot in every position except come, Moses Moody, another rookie comes early. In the Golden State game there is obviously a top class of rookies who had a rookie opportunity there, but there are many others who are not putting up great numbers but are already showing it.

They are going to have great careers in the NBA, so great Part of the rookie of the year award is based on opportunity. James, Mrs. Johnson, though she gets a rebound, incredible tucker gets close to Reeves, good ball fake, kicks it back, wide open monk shot misses James, rebound. The Lakers' starting center dominated from the start, well, right now they're getting beat up in the paint. 16

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in the paint for a total of 22. The Warriors have to shut that down and force him to shoot from the perimeter. Domingo didn't quite do it. get it important, tucker, a distraction, go back to reeves, back them up, without hesitation, nail the three and it's a 14 point lead for the lakers.

You have to love austin reeves, just the things he does to put you in a position to win, fight defensively, compete and even On that, just a simple pass to Monk in the right corner, he knows when to pass and when to shoot and he works hard at the defense. Curry now three of six from the field. The Lakers shoot 59. It has been an excellent offense. The Warriors, like you said, their defense. been on the struggle bus lately, James goes in and misses, Wiggins, the rebound warriors look to push but see James has to cross half court and Paul scores the layup and James was still on the board during that entire sequence. a delay in the game warning first the warning second to technical but you are right and we have to talk about that too warriors in a zone tucker goes itwiggins double team tour kicks him shot clock at five johnson returns to horton tucker side step arc triple high the rebound goes to Kaminga again one of those impressive rookies and an offensive foul is going to be called when steph curry and lebron james collided james fell now they are changing the call yes it wasn't curry they I'm saying Horton Tucker pushed Curry in direction to James.

Ray Acosta initially called Curry, but his colleague reached out and said no. Do you think that was enough of a redirection? It wasn't harsh. Thorton Tucker collects his first check from Carmelo Anthony. It's hard to say for the first time in slow motion, but it wasn't much and the Lakers are playing without James and Westbrook right now, so it'll all be up to Monk, Anthony and Curry for a trip. Look at Ray Acosta, who does a little two-step dance to show you what he did and to be honest, in the NBA I'm always surprised when it's called a trip.

The Warriors stay in that area. Nolan State only 33 from the field and what they're trying to do. is making him have to shoot jumpers instead of living in the lane, tucker turns in the paint, turns again now falling, hard shot in and out, stanley johnson, rebound and putback, has played well for them, another guy who competes, just gets the job done, there's something about this, jordan. Poole shoots a three and now it's a great opportunity to be able to stop behind the handoff before the change really happens and he's a guy who is a great scorer.

He had a good game the other night in the loss to Dallas, but he didn't shoot the ball well in February. Johnson makes a bad pass and the ball is still loose and Poole does it well again with another triple and that one goes off the glass and it's back to a game. of six points the group has had an exceptional season, especially in the beginning, when he still began to adjust to returning to his bench now that Clay Thompson has returned to Anthony one on one with Kaminga, 19, the first bucket for undocumented Carmelo Anthony , one of the best scorers in the history of this game, Anderson finds curry pool has anthony on top of him nice fake pass to curry shot clock at five perry passes to johnson throws it the shot misses anthony the rebound anthony knocks down the three curries running to his side trying to alter the shot for carmelo anthony out on the bench he's on his first two he's in a bad mood and in a bad mood to finish what move made me hit my head who was good in a bad mood in that loss against Dallas the other night he scored 13 points in the fourth quarter all his points played very well the Warriors the comeback fell short but steve kerr very high with him avery bradley in his first game back this is that one here come the warriors curry for three and bradley with a rebound bradley didn't play the last five games due to the knee problem horton tucker had some contact, nice feet, inside pass for a beautiful, temperamental ball movement at halftime for Golden State and they're back within seven , a difference of just over a second between the shot clock and the game clock, the monk makes his move, pushes in, kicks, they are.

I'm not going to shoot on time violation of 24 seconds and the warriors will have 1.6 to shoot, so will they do it or will they wait until the bell rings before launching the long run? If Curry gets it, he'll get it. Outside, Anderson shoots very well for Johnson and the first quarter comes to a strong end, although for the Lakers they shoot 54 from the field. Lebron James starts in the center with 13 and they are up seven times for Crypto.com above the rim mark jackson and like lebron james setting the tone from the beginning offensively good job placing the screen outside the pick and roll ceiling easy offense filling lanes the ability to attack and then at

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speed stay in attack mode 13 points in the first welcome back to the nba saturday in primetime on abc presented by meadowquest steve down seven you've said recently that it's been defense what did you think about your defense in that first quarter?

I didn't think much about it. We were playing in some area. We did not. they put up a lot of fight, it felt like a pickup game so we have to reset our defense if we want to win games again, it was a tough shooting quarter early in the quarter, it got a little better but what? needs to change offensively well I think we need to organize ourselves a little better we're just going down and shooting like I said it's a pickup game right now so you've got to get on your feet defensively get more organized make them work defensively , Thank you all. correct lisa steve kern outspoken about his team he said he found it before the game but their defense has been terrible the lakers have done a great job pass inside west brook's guard by clay thompson westbrook tours again thompson stays with him you went out of bounds you I know Golden State will get it back, of course, Draymond Green, which is key.

Draymond Green when he plays this year he is 27 years old and six of the games he missed are 15 and 14 and he was having a special season in terms of once again his defensive impact and his playmaker and kaminga call an offensive foul while westbrook receives the load good job offering resistance and an even better job selling the content rookie kamenga commits his second foul he is defending lebron james avery bradley westbrook looking at the deflected pass returns directly to him five in the 24 james falls the shot is up a rebound aerial ball toscano anderson looks to push a long,

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three-pointer jordan shoots from downtown he's three of three from long range and it's a good one point game, warriors I love seeing four get that shot back.

He hit three the other night. He already has three here tonight. the rockets saluted him the lakers just signed him here he comes agustine good solid point guard veteran triple tj augustine from center immediate contributions with a three and an assist good in the pick and roll i love it when james is rolling to the hoop that's so dangerous attack and then they brought in dj augustine to try to help with that perimeter shot you talked about mark they just don't have enough clay thompson gets his first field goal westbrook goes to the banker getting to the rebound oh nice cut without the ball the layup thompson is good and that's bad russell westbrook defense you allow a takedown shot in the airspace and just the constant movement to finish with a wide open layup carmelo anthony steps back scott misses thompson to rebound clay thompson is just his game number 19 Back called Flex Mark, what have you seen from Place Thompson since he returned from that long absence?

Well you knew there was going to be some rust and you can tell we didn't shoot by the way we became customers watching them shoot and honestly, He's not the same defender but he'll get there because he's a guy that's going to work tough and is the ultimate competitor. You know, first consider the circumstances, the severity of the injuries and how long he was out in some capacity. I think he's already exceeded expectations, but he's still only been playing for a month. It will take a while. Lakers too, let's see who enjoys the prominence that Clay Thompson gives them the extra crown. 18 games since he returned and it's been two months.

January 9th was his first game back then, solid numbers below what we've normally seen, but like I said before, guys with torn Achilles tendon and torn ACL, I think he's playing great basketball after of wasting all that time. I think defensively he has a way. go and I think that's to be expected, but they need him if they're going to be a championship team this year, they need him to be really good and I'll tell you Klay Thompson will argue the fact that he's not. him playing the way he should be playing, so he would be disappointed right now.

Anthony misses Anthony's rebound. Thompson block, but a whistle and a foul I'm not sure about that or he should have reset the shot clock reset on Anthony's first miss. I'm not sure. that shot well, it's going to get to the free throw line and i don't know if you guys saw it because i just saw it the last time there were reports that frank vogel has been pressured by the lakers front office to bring westbrook off the bench and he obviously resisted that and I think it's absolutely the right move to not bring russell westbrook here and then he struggles for a period of time and I think he's going to get better by putting them on the bench, I think Think who ever makes that suggestion, yeah It was really done, he doesn't understand the coaches, he doesn't understand the players, and you don't understand the talent, tell me, someone who should start ahead of Russell Westbrook at the point guard not named Lebron James, the one he puts you on. the best position to save the season, but it is that a Van Gundy bomb, no, Moody, count it and the foul and a chance for a three-point play.

I think it was actually Loach, I'm not sure, I don't want to say because I didn't really see who wrote it. I am committed to greatness. The guy is the first Hall of Famer on the ballot and I think you've got to keep pushing the right buttons to get him to play at the level we've become accustomed to. play and hope that the season can be saved missed free throw anthony the rebound here comes westbrook westbrook gets into the paint lefty shoots up comes up short thompson good rebound okay, he just made us look bad with that lamp on the left You have to hit the rim the way Woage Pool was, he gets in Leia backs him up, the home boy was such a talented offensive player, he really is the way you mentioned it, he played much better as a starter, but he has to go back. to play very well from the bench because he can do it while westbrook hits him I love his speed and his attack this style of offensive play he took a long three-pointer that is good oh jordan makes four of four from the center he has 16 points in 10 minutes agustine searches an answer that is an air ball and poor will bring it up for the Warriors who now lead by two and Westbrook calls a foul that will be his second team second what group of weapons is there from the bench here from the pick and roll absolutely does not help , that's where the Lakers have to know that they are small, they have to put bodies in front and here a poorly communicated switch and a deep three Thompson inside Toscano Anderson double team tried the banker will not go to Kaminga in the following was pumped too, but this lakers team that is fighting defensively, they have no defensive talent, they are small, they are slower, i mean this is just dj augustine fighting kaminga, that is a battle you are not winning well, even frank bogle said The other day we don't have the defensive speed and defensive talent that we have had in recent years, but you also have to have the will and the desire.

You understand that you are five undersized guys and the purple and gold should have been in the paint area attacking the defensive backboard westbrook attacks the rim and a lack of range totoscano anderson has been a change of 19 points here in the first half the lakers were up 14 and now they are behind by five it is the return of james and reeves for l.a stanley johnson will also come with the return of jordan pool, I think when Clay Thompson returned , he tried to fit in and steve kerr tried to encourage him to continue playing the way he's been playing all season, the only thing that's going to keep him from being on the court when it matters most is defensively because offensively he's a guy who can score from Several ways.

He clearly felt comfortable with the turnover. Here comes Kaminga goes towards Raymond. Jonathan Kaminga finishes at eight points. the bench and the warriors now win by seven timeouts lakers early start gone wrong sloppy basketball turn it around in transition this is where the warriors flourish kaminga attacking the paint nba saturday in prime time on abc next week the dollars and the warriors of san francisco begins nba countdown coverage at 8 east 5 pacific let's hear from otto porter of the warriors check out the post keep running down the court keep hey make sure you box make sure you box great defense here we go yeah , I can make any shot on the court, but I'm not here looking for that, you know what I say, come on, get the rebound on every board I'm on.

Yours, come on, come on, yeah, yeah, he's been a good addition for Horton Tucker by Steve Kerr. Misses James with a left-handed touch that represents a certain contrast and personalities in the two connected boys of today. Otto Porter reserve strategic Dwight Howard. Domingue enthusiastically asking he has johnson on top of him stanley johnson is a strong low post defender and then you tie him up and throw him away johnson's defense the reason for that loss is that jeff mentioned that johnson is coming the other way going to kaminga past the halfway point here in the second james defended by rookie moody tucker johnson well defended by thompson on a blocked shot and a 24 second violation and that's what we talked about his points all the time you guys didn't mention it jeffrey talked about That's an elite defensive player.

At his best, you'd expect someone coming off a two-year layoff due to the injuries he faced to return and be in rhythm on both ends right away. When you think about it, he expects too much. At his best, he was a defensive stopper for Team USA. Meanwhile, Stephen Curry sits again, so Curry sat after the first quarter during the stretcher, he was on the bench, the Warriors outscored the Lakers 22-10. I also think going back to Thompson, this is also difficult playing on and off and not playing his usual minutes. or consecutive minutes, I think it's very difficult right now.

He gets 25 minutes per game. Curry vs. Wiggins Wiggins Toscano Anderson somehow kept good movement through the lane and brings it to the bench for the Golden State Warriors. 32 of their group of 49 points with 16 of them. stanley johnson a triple and then a nice turnaround from goldwith state after they fell behind curry early open by three that's a good second triple for curry it's a 10 point golden state lead and now a turnaround from 24 points and that's a sequence by toscano anderson the block against james and then the crushing screen for curry reeves tucker james in the lane goes up and has good movement without the ball james now with 19. he already has four assists here in the first half, well steve kerr always refers to him as draymond green light moody takes down the three it's eight of 12 from three point range moody by the way by the way he's made his last 11 shots since a couple of games ago and a foul on horton tucker and that there may be a clear path so the referees josh tibben is the crew chief mark lindsey ray acosta and that's what they're going to go see the game is under review and see if it meets the criteria for a clear path third foul on horton tucker and I think it's because the ball went out of his hand, yes the pass was thrown, but think about it, you're talking about Kano Anderson being identified as Draymond Green, like he's been in this league for quite some time. , that's the best compliment because a lot of teams are trying to find a guy like Dream on Green.

Think about it, competitive, athletic, smart and tough. He was one of the big stories in the league last year. Look at this screen. that's how you get a guy to open up, who's a great shooter, not run away like he's a full-length screen that understands who you are and what you do well and what your teammates do well, you know, like we said with the story, let's do it as a Clear Path Valve got two free throws for Toscano Anderson. It will be Golden State Ball in the defensive zone from the inside out. Moscono Anderson was not drafted after a good career in 2015.

It took him five years to get to the NBA, he told the NBA. I count a lot last year he played in Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, the G League and then just with his basketball intelligence and how hard he played, he won over the Warriors and got a two-year contract with him. I think about it, Mike, you didn't do it. tells the best part of the story, he was at a camp at the Warriors basketball game, yeah, and you look again at the drive he has and how hard it was for him to get here. He was a Warriors fan, as you mentioned James had a word with Josh Tivan takes up to 12.

Again, this is what we've seen from the Lakers. It's surprising how his season has gone. Obviously there's still four minutes left in the second and they've had some fantastic comebacks but the disparity in the way they play often from quarter to quarter curry good pass inside to scott anderson gets fouled but I see I'm not according to davis, they are not a talented team, they are old, they are small and slow, they are not. a talented team, Davis gives him a fighting chance if he is healthy and plays very well, but if you look at this team, are you telling me that you would expect this team to be on the court right now, what is their starting team?

Do you expect this team to play good basketball? 48 minutes i think you're freeing them i agree with your statement about anthony davis but don't ignore their habits the way they defend the way they don't compete listen all those things get put into the equation of why they are a bad basketball team They also agreed about the competition, but he and that is the first step towards respectability, but this is not a talented enough squad. You can look at the Warriors lineup on the court and make the same comment, but the way they compete historically is the same. they defend historically puts them in position to have an opportunity every night.

It's just amazing to see a Lebron James team eight games under .500 at this point in the season and Davis has missed a ton of games and that's critical for them and clearly that. right foot is now out he has only played in 37 of his 62 games in this 63rd game there is Rob Polenka watching we certainly weren't expecting a record of 27 and 35 let's check with Lisa yes Michael remember Frank Vogel told us he said before. "The game has really been a quarter in every game that has gotten away from them," he said, and this second quarter fits that description.

Vogel was telling us that teams run away and the Lakers deflate. I have been kind. From watching the body language scene, guys not coming back after turnovers, I've seen players and coaches shake their heads in disgust, so this is exactly what Frank Vogel was talking about, that fourth part that gets away, Perry picks him up and backs him up. At home, you know what Alicia even said, it goes a quarter and destroys the strength of the game because sometimes the quarters are so bad, but that's the difference between the elite teams and the bad teams, yes, if only the bad teams They could play better, of course, it's just for that reason.

They are not good teams with good food and Porter puts it and with a 14 point lead for Golden State and a half they were down by 14. Look the other night the last game the Lakers played was against the Clippers the score in the third quarter was 40 to 18 there was a 23-0 run by the Clippers now I was here, it was a Clippers game at home, but they were just completely dominated during that third period and that made the difference in the whole game, but I. I live in Los Angeles and I watch this Lakers team and I watch basketball throughout this entire league.

It's not a quarter, that's the reason they're losing, it's because it's their bad habits night in and night out and I understand Frank Oliver is coaching. his team and he's trying to hold on to the ropes, but it's not a quarter while they're fighting well to be fair. Coaches can't tell the truth to us or any media, they just can't. Reeves knocking down those three Wiggins responds. So when you were training you weren't honest with me when I asked you questions about strategy, yeah, but you can't say you know, hey, this guy is actually being a complete mutt, he won't run back, he won't pass, he doesn't make any effort. in practice you can't say that of course not as James Banks at home James has 23 of his 51 points they are down by 12 with two minutes left here in the second Wiggins to drive blocked by Anthony an excellent play defense and Westbrook. he went out of bounds when he tried to save it this is a good effort by carmelo void this is where it starts wiggins turns to the corner he has the lead he doesn't give up on the play blocks the layup attempt blake thompson against carmelo anthony crosses the drive stops the shot bench failed well defended again by anthony since james was able to hold on again i am asking carmella anthony to defend klay thompson in any battle i understand if he scores but i love the way westbrook competes raises the rim in the three here he comes porter thompson pushed recovers it feeds curry beautiful movement without the ball i love seeing how he is willing to do what really no other star is willing to do, which is constantly move without the ball while reeves shoots a three, they needed that and he got a foul, so an opportunity for a four-point play, the Oklahoma rookie, his second three-pointer, Thompson, the foul that will be his second personal in Golden State with a 40-point quarter, their lead is 11 with little more of one minute remaining in half time. presented by mcdonald's mike steven, michael wilbon and jalen all here and with magic also added the magic man today.

The legend, the greatest point guard this game has ever seen, shot blocked, but some filthy monk didn't like the fans calling to go to line one. In the remaining quarter, he received a blow to the head. The monk got the ball. The great Byron Scott stopped by for a second and absolutely said hello, teammate at Indiana. It was a great visit. He may be a little upset with the performance. The fourth now connects a 41. fourth point for the warriors is byron scott, he made a shot against us in the playoffs when he was playing with the logo pacers to put them ahead byron scott without knowing that mark and jeff are on national television at that moment yeah, live TV, that's Alright, these are right here, I'm not absolutely sure Westbrook drives and gets fouled.

Thompson is going to get the third one from him, since the last time these two teams played in San Francisco we did that game. The Warriors were on top. The great Lakers made a great comeback and fell short. it was klay thompson's best game since his return in that 33 point game 16 in the fourth quarter those are his numbers tonight four points in two of seven westbrook's first trip to the line he has had problems from the free throw line only 67 as moody returns but coach you made a great point about klay thompson trying to find a rhythm without playing extended minutes you overlook it but he's probably frustrated but you get the big picture right he'll head back to the locker room as we get close to half time and that's a frustration exit, it's not an injury exit, it's a frustration exit and that's unfortunate when your team is up 12, but it's hard to come back and try to find your game once again and greatness returns, He is not a role player trying to come back, he is a great player who will be in the hall of fame.

A 67-point first half for Golden State Westbrook with another free throw. Eight points and three assists for Westbrook. Look at that field goal percentage in the second quarter, 16 of 22. I mean. They're in it, they have a 40+ point quarter here, the Warriors do it, it's a fourth game in a row. An opponent scored 40 or more in a quarter. They also scored 56 of their own, but lost 11 in the final. minutes of the second period, but coming back, that's my point of view, coach, that's not even the slightest bit talented, you can't just take anyone out in this league and stop 40 points in a quarter, all three of them, come on, go back to me four.

Sure, how many games in a row, Mike, kid, are you kidding me? Come back to me man come on I'm back meanwhile the Lakers come back inside the eight shot clock at six. Curry Anthony and he dribbles it with his foot, those are three good defensive plays by Carmelo, they sure are. and give him credit, you know, the first point of a good defense or an acceptable defense, really try it,try again and again, do your best to make Lebron James laugh right now. Shot clocks are off. There are no fouls to give here for Golden State James. up a three is scored by lebron james with four tenths of a second left idol porter throws it that doesn't count and the lakers recover it and reduce it to five a first half of 26 points for james in 10 of 15 from the field roller roller coaster for both teams in this game long 3-point lakers led early by 14 warriors came back up by 14. two full quarters golden state nba five point lead saturday primetime presented by metaquest on abc is presented by microsoft emerges again in our studios Let's see who's in the zone presented by autozone kings and mavs the winner of your game jalen jaylen brunson with the dime to finney smith who takes down the game winning three without luca donches and steven they can't help it.

I'm excited about the work Jason Kidd has done with them. By the way, I love Dallas, but not cowboys. They cling to dreams. Welcome to NBA Halftime presented by McDonald's from our Los Angeles studios. It's Stephen A Smith. Michael Wilbon. Jalen Rose. Mike Greenberg. We have a. well here across the street lebron james with 26 the warriors lead the lakers by five let's take a look at some of the league action stephen a smith we have the grizzlies and the magic and that means john morant in some people's eyes , the leading candidate for league MVP, here he is showing you exactly why he is approaching the three, the better his three point shot, the more unstoppable he will be and he is already unstoppable, there are many talented young guards in Orlando that no It seems I have no idea what to do with the agreed jobs and will be dealing with it for the next 12 years.

Well, they're in the east. That happens twice a year. It's enough. How about the fact that you go to a restaurant and you have three things on the menu you have luca you have ha you have trey young three different flavors three different styles All of us young superstars coming into the league got a big advantage tonight, as you can see, working meanwhile, no James Harden tonight, he will be out for hamstring maintenance as they face Miami tonight. Normally I would have a problem with a jacket like that, the pink jacket, but he. he's in South Beach, that works for me, but that won't help them against this Miami Heat team that's a little salty from their last loss and some of the places James loved to frequent.

He knows that he can't miss the game. That is correct management. oh we can't talk enough about maxie, especially without james harden tonight, a good game between those two eastern conference rivals, meanwhile, lebron james has a great game again, he has 26 from the break, we will come back and talk about our game in just a At the time you'll have 50 in defeat, this halftime report is brought to you by McDonald's. Back to NBA Halftime presented by McDonald's and our halftime highlights are presented by McDonald's. Lebron James with a great first half for the Lakers Jalen and Russell Westbrook trying to get things going well that was early in the game and that's what you want to see russ doing getting into the paint leaving it to score lebron james is fantastic in the first half being aggressive scoring the ball in transition duncan hanging off the rim but is He will get some help.

Did we mention that this year? Well, to your point, he played 19 minutes in the first half which requires and demands a lot from him at the age of 30. We must pay attention to what Lebron James is not doing. As for the numbers, we've seen him do this at times in the past, he's sending a message, don't look at me, I'm doing my job, look at what I'm working with and he can't tell just his play and his level of production. and that compared to the ineptitude with which he is playing, that he says what needs to be said and does it on purpose, I agree with you on that, except that there were teams in Cleveland that didn't have anyone that I knew, okay , and Lebron could. just take them to the final.

I know the Eastern conference wasn't as good or as deep as it is now, but you look at this and say, "Okay, maybe we can't expect that result from him." period and he didn't turn 37 quickly for those of you who didn't get a chance to watch our pregame show tonight, we had Magic Johnson with us on Magic among many who are now questioning the role Russell Westbrook is playing with this team . our agent orzanowski reports that there is starting to be some friction between head coach frank vogel and the coaching staff and westbrook over his role amica wilbon you have been saying since the beginning of the season that you believe westbrook should play with the second unit, Is it too late for them to find a role for him?

I think it probably is now because now you're talking about saving face, now you've reached the point in the season where the Lakers are so disappointing, the most disappointing. team in the league that, what if you do whatever to Westbrook now seems like a punishment instead of proactively thinking about this in November when you could have put him there with the second unit? Now you do this and it just seems like you're blaming him and when you say friction within the staff that means outgoing coach because you should be able to make whatever decision you think is best for the team and you're right to do that right now, it's pointing the finger at Russ, they had a chance to do it like a month ago where they could have celebrated when he came off the bench to go to the games.

He also tells me that vogel wanted to do it before and was denied the opportunity to do it, that's the level of guilt that comes from above, all I know is that it better not be linda and kurt rampus, who fell at that strange moment , it's for the Lakers, but they are playing an interesting game against the Golden State Warriors. steph is 14. lebron is 26. golden state wins five in the third quarter is next is the nba on abc we need to see the splash brothers in the second half this halftime report is brought to you by mcdonald's this saturday primetime presentation from the nba presented by meta quest will continue after this message in a few words from our abc stations welcome back to saturday's nba primetime on abc presented by meta quest here in los

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it's time for a bite to eat at halftime get ready to the third quarter is the warriors at five look at the first half stats and they are presented by geico golden state shot 55 from the field good balance scoring four was fantastic off the bench the bench 36 of the 67 points for the golden state warriors and hello again everyone with mark jackson and jeff van gundy mike green on Well, we'll talk to Lisa Salters in a moment.

Okay, you have to talk about an exciting moment from the first half that is powered by Nissan. So what was your exciting moment? I would say it would be the game on the bench of the The Warriors had a plus 54 off the bench in that first half and had an exceptional game here. Moody with a nice tray. Toscano Anderson missed the first shot, but a good follow-up from Kaminga and then Jordan Poole gave him a big boost off the bench. Really good minutes on the Golden State bench. I thought the exciting moment was Byron Scott's visit when he stopped by to say hello while you guys were talking on the air.

Oh, it could have just been because he didn't say it, politically correct, right? it means he was wrong porter the curry and stanley johnson starting with monk westbrook and reeves lebron james in center steph curry steps back and tackles him he's seven of 12 from the field 16 points for curry that was good defense by mid-range monk well contested shot reeves looking at james blake beats him shot clock at four short jump shot reads rebound stanley johnson all the time in the world well he misses the three as porter gets the weak side rebound if you're lebron james posting above klay thompson just think what shot he wants me to take and it's a fadeaway jump shot don't let it get away there's Wiggins Wiggins goes to the rookie thought there was a contact ball taken by Stanley Johnson Malik Monk has something of space, but he can't hit the Lakers' shots from three-point range in that first half, eight of 18.

Klay Thompson makes the three-pointer that is his first from downtown, but again the Lakers' transition defense cannot It's good enough. found himself not even with a strong open push to the wing three monks come in can't get it to work both coaches have talked about the little things that have been problematic defensively and thompson was out of bounds when he touched it, which led to more frustration for thompson as we go to lisa salters hi lisa hi mike well i asked frank bobo what changed after being up 14 in the first half and again he talked about the team going through a rough patch and he said the second quarter it just wasn't much for us he said the defense got away from us on offense we turned the ball over too much i asked him what do you have to go back to he said no doubt executing the way he did in the first quarter especially on defense thank you lisa james failed the layup and then when Looney had the rebound, he went out of bounds.

Great catch instead of ending up at the rim, he does the right thing, knocks it down, but the inability to finish the chipping when was the last time we saw that smoke for James? The back and jump shot doesn't come off, you know, I think in some ways that's the most impressive statistic of his this year. He is fourth in the league in minutes per game. It's amazing, nice, very good, it came before the attempt. Many curry fans attended. That's ridiculous. In my opinion it should be a continuation, not because of what the rule is called today, so it's just the Van Gundy rule, no it's the old NBA continuation rule.

Wiggins goes straight to Reeves, who strips naked and grabs the ball keeper right there to pick it up and put it down. backs off and everyone keeps trying to line up the reef and he keeps answering the call james floats there is reeves monk in the path that westbrook left open that time he takes down the three it's been a struggle all season from three point ranges 28 but that one goes and we found ourselves with a shot blocked by a monk, they're going to say on the spot, but the shooting coach talked about how that's because of a three-point shot made and it doesn't come back in transition, I have to go back to that, that It's not talent. that's effort that's how you can determine the basketball character of a team and Mike you mentioned uh great statistic.

I have one that I thought was phenomenal in the 37 seasons that Sacramento, the Sacramento Kings have played in the NBA. Rick Adaman coached eight. of those all were 500 or more in the other 29 have never been 500. Wow, that's incredible, he also shows himself to be one of the most underrated coaches in NBA history. Great great coach in that franchise. James drives to Wiggins and finds Reeves. Reeves is a little fake. moves to triple side in and out westbrook keeps it alive monk gets a nice clean look and kavon ludi comes out quickly for curry nine point warriors lead grieves guarding curry monk on thompson pass in deflected by stanley johnson and the foul will be called Porter's side came out the first time they played was opening night.

The Warriors beat the Lakers here in Los Angeles. The second was on February 12 in San Francisco. We made that game. The Lakers trailed by 15 in the first half. They came back and went up by six in the fourth. They lost by two and that was Klay Thompson's 33 point game after the turnover, Curry catches and releases quickly and nails the three, third triple for Curry and a timeout for Frank Bogle as Golden State backs up a dozen 19 points for steph curry i bet he's having a good offseason Matthew Stafford sitting there courtside a great actor John C Reilly Nick Curios present on the court here at the stadium crypto.com Lloyd Mayweather in an interesting jacket TK Metcalf from the Seahawks and Phil Jackson who had a great career here in Los Angeles 11 titles as a coach a couple more as a player that's just an amazing number and they just showed it on the big screen during the commercial break and got a warm reception six titles obviously with the bulls five with the Lakers ball deflected I missed that Van Gundy Jackson battle.

Yeah, no, you know what people have always surprised me. If they want to be negative about him or try to diminish what he accomplished, they said, "Oh, yeah, but he had great players and he wins championships." in any sport without great players he got the most out of his great players and that's all you're supposed to do as a coach no matter what level of talent you have get the most out of it he didn't like him very much and and and and that no no tell us the truth there is no no and but that shouldn't diminish how you see such a successful boy no that's not what we were looking for in the end he said that he didn't like you very much and what were your feelings towards him?

Oh, I believe and I didn't blame him, but in no way can you diminish his achievements. Brilliant basketball mind.Tremendous coach. Otto Porter misses Warriors by nine. Lebron James has 29 points. He is 11 of 20 from the field again. to start in the center and turns around at that moment frankfo goes with the small ball that is at the head of the group blocked by james boy who looked like I was a goalkeeper who was definitely a westbrook goalkeeper with some athleticism there steve kerr surprise klay thompson surprise meanwhile the lakers fell back to within seven with five minutes elapsed here in the third thompson had a clear path to the basket it looked like he touched the backboard first we'll take a look when we return saturday's primetime presentation nba by metaquest on abc is presented by progressive insurance save when you bundle auto, home or motorcycle insurance visit progressive.com full list of action sunday tomorrow show two games abc two games espn two games on abc nets and boston suffix and then a rematch of the final sons and dollars a lot of nba basketball tomorrow okay here is the play clearly hits the board first it should have been a goalie it was not called the end of the goals steve kerr argued and maybe he said a bad word and they hit him with a technical foul and that's bad refereeing so as not to miss the call marking the goal is difficult to call at full speed, but when you know that you probably missed a call since everyone on the court reacted the same then compound it with a technical foul which I've always been stumped by that, for an official they'll tell you the best way to diffuse anything is to just say I missed the call now, maybe they didn't, maybe they don't know they didn't see repetition, that is the eighth technique. about steve kerr is second in the nba and coaches with technical fouls jb bicker cleveland staff is first with nine but in the defense of the referee I have been in situations where I have heard coaches complain about a decision that a referee made wrong , say the referees Okay, I made a big mistake and the coach continues with the same thing, like an upset husband.

I would have said an annoying wife, but I guess we see the world differently. back at johnson kevin looney stays with him he stays and blocks it which is a very good defense by kevon looney curry pretends now he drives continues until the end trying to get it out the ball got out of his hands goalkeeper the triple won't go james the rebound the lakers wanted to travel curry james enters the lane layup is good and the foul and the lakers get back to six while lebron james continues his excellent night now 32 points the coach this is the way they have to play they have to play with rhythm Why look Staring at the defense of these warriors in a half court set is a recipe for disaster, you must play with strength and pace.

This puts you in a position to be successful offensively. I completely agree that they don't have enough weapons in the half court to score consistently, so the things they can do in transition are absolutely critical. James continues the streak you see now. 26 games, 30 or more, the last 27. games, he's averaging 31 a game and his agent here has experience again, it's these kind of numbers from someone his age at this point in his career that has never happened, throws the free throw to five just after the halfway point here in the third that both teams have had. big pluses curry bench shot good curry with 21. oh he's special that's no secret james tries another three that's good lebron james from downtown 36 points in 25 minutes boy , he is special, it is not a secret, the group for Wiggins came back to shoot, he was hot. the first half had 16 points from the bench now he takes nails another group is seven of nine from the field it's a good shot making here in the third quarter wigs pumps it gets the steal goalie toscano anderson makes a layup and foul and we've seen this movie before Steph Curry's ability to make a variety of shots at the three-point line and in his mid-range game and then Lebron James feels like he's got it going, he's got rhythm, he goes back three beautiful basketballs from both of them all-time . big scott anderson was missing in the first, they're just six of 13 from the free throw line, you know, watching these two go at each other and obviously they rarely cover each other, but they've played 22 finals games against each other in those four. stretch of the year that is pretty incredible, yes it is, and by mentioning those Finals, you know who is having a resurgent year that should almost win the comeback player of the year award.

Kevin Love. Kevin loves what he has added to Cleveland this year when Wiggins knocks down a three. I really find it inspiring. Kudos to him, absolutely, those guys always talk about veterans later in their career, taking on a lesser role. Monk inside Reeves. The hard shot couldn't be done with a difficult angle, as the poor guys will bring it out another way. Stephen Curry throws it towards Scott Anderson. beautiful feet part of the smoke block with the second shot of the block, although he retreats up and in while Porter gets stuck. The monk smiles at Porter as they walk up the court.

It was an impressive defensive play. He has a couple good blocks today. James sees an opening. inside in color 38 for James he is still a 10 point warrior the pace picks up here in the third Wigan catches fire can't hit I love that Lakers double team to protect Carmelo Anthony James comes in again draws a taken foul put him in the hoop while Wiggins will get his third the luxury of playing with lebron as the five for the point guard on offense you put him in walleye action the little guy is now in rotation having to defend him his ability to turn the corner uses that upper body strength and finish witnessing greatness james seven of seven from the free throw line hits another jonathan kaminga enter bradley and augustine return for the lakers next nba tv and tnt schedule nba tv on monday the warriors will be in denver against the nuggets and that doubleheader the Tuesday, the footballers of New Orleans and Memphis and the possibility of Golden State being MVP the numbers he is achieving, he would have been in the conversation that the Lakers were not eight games under 500.

He is 40. He obtained the last 11 points for the Lakers group. beautiful play by jordan pool horton tucker cross attempts again fouled by toscano anderson a little frustrated by that decision just think about it jordan poole playing behind steph curry clay thompson andrew wiggins this guy is a starting point guard and an explosive scorer with a total group of teams in this league, what a talent, without a doubt, and if you can't leave the guys on an island like that, you have to be in two places at once, you have to be able to give some support and help and still be able to get close to the line three-pointer, Thompson cushioned himself up there and sits down and rests.

James is going to take a breath. He has 40 points in 28 minutes. Tucker did not play the last game due to a sprained left ankle. He seems out of sync today. yeah, coming off of that, that lost game eight-point game under the three-minute mark third quarter the Lakers trying to break a four-game losing streak the Warriors trying to break a three-game losing streak Wiggins to Kaminga He hesitated and fired the missed three Westbrook starts running here comes Westbrook to the hoop wide out of bounds and it's still laker carmelo anthony's ball back on anthony double team knocked out of his hands but I like the idea of ​​carmelo anthony bunting the block against this smaller Warriors lineup, especially with a young man trying to defend him, Moisés Moody right now, the Warriors have two 19 year olds on the court, Dominga and Moody, remember when you were 19.

Thompson comes in, Curry will sit out, he wasn't doing anything productive. at 19. these guys have a profession, I had no idea, this is the kind of response we were waiting for. Agustín throws it away. Poole did a good job avoiding contact. Here comes Kamenga. otherwise westbrook opens three toscano anderson tips kaminga westbrook is six of 11 tonight efficient 14 points and one of three from the center and horton tucker in range that is the team's fourth foul against the lakers his fourth foul after tonight's slice of greatness delivered by pizza, it's lebron james with a 40 point game, we still have a quarter to play for the second time this season, he's had 40, his season high is 43. timeout warriors just under two to play third quarter eight point lead for golden state at randy's donuts Now that looks appealing right now, the Golden State leads by eight less than two minutes left in the third, a donut shop with a nice drive-thru, that It's heavenly, I'm told it's almost chill, if you try that red eye attempt you may stop along the way.

I might take someone to the stewardess, be nice Sharon, don't encourage it, no jelly donuts, though what do you have against jelly donuts? Horrible, oh my god, great, step back, three-pointer, in and out, full 20 points off the bench, Westbrook hands it off to Carmelo. anthony returns to westbrook charges towards the hoop and misses the ball good attack although thompson quickly releases toscano anderson trying to save him well eliminated out of bounds but a foul will be called against westbrook which will be his fourth and now they are anderson who plays with so much energy and you see him possession by possession and sometimes he goes away and doesn't play for a game or two, which really shows the culture in place: he doesn't think the coach will stumble and not be ready when asked to stay ready and accept his role free throw and for now there are only eight, eight out of 16.

Kaminga couldn't hold on at all. The Lakers will go down again at nine. There is no calendar yet. Anthony Davis is still far from there. Lisa reported earlier, you know what Davis and Lebron James have only played 21 games together all season, the record isn't that it's only 11 and 10 in those games, as Westbrook gets in his head and backs it up, like this that they are not. a great team, but they would clearly be in the play-in yes, paul enters off balance he cannot reach the ball avery bradley the rebound last minute third quarter westbrook reloads the lamp it is good beautiful play by westbrook he is 18 and it is a game of five points you are the warriors you have to run back and build the wall because that is when he is in his best group looking for an opening find thompson thompson nice feet inside kaminga the turn and the flush there is the golden state of 19 year seven backup has 10 points off the bench 44 bench points for golden state here tonight the shot clock is off no fouls to give to carmelo anthony calling the post has thompson on his back as he falls got it at the buzzer carmelo Anthony with a difficult shot that brings the Lakers within five as the third quarter comes to an end.

Eight points for Anthony off the bench. We're headed to the room here in Los Angeles. This presentation of Saturday's NBA primetime continues after this message and a few words from our ABC. greenberg stations here with tonight's amazing game presented by meta quest in a season full of them here's another one for john morant before halftime and throwing him in he had 25 tonight memphis a big win over orlando the warriors are up five here in the the next fourth quarter the nba on abc welcome back to nba primetime saturday on abc presented by Meadowquest frank What did you like about the way you closed that third quarter?

Well, we're fighting, you know, we'll stay in this game, our boys. You know, we get down again, but we continue the game competing on the defensive end and we have to keep our turnovers down offensively with Lebron James playing the way he's playing, what else do you have to see to put this one in? court? well we need everyone to contribute he's doing his part and everyone else needs to step up make plays thanks coach Mike okay so you know when you coach the Lakers the attention is pretty intense . When you train Lebron James, the attention is very intense. intense, you combine the two and it's always up to you and the way you handle Frank Vogel, the ups and downs.

His demeanor and the way he handles the ups and downs is as impressive as Westbrook bets. I agree with you on the championship in its first year. Last year, injuries to Anthony Davis derailed any chance they had in the first-round playoff series against Phoenix and this year you know they just aren't a good team player. Thompson shot short to Carmelo Anthony trying to locate him and save him and it's lucky Augustine was out there westbrook sidestep kicks bradley for three chances to tie when bradley comes up short in the first minute here on thompson's fourth long 3-pointer and he just hits the rim saved by bradley and the ball last touched by augustine good game by moody but I get you, I'm looking at Klay Thompson's impression pressing, these are bad shots, yes that's bad, he's three of 12 Tonight, seven points in 25 minutes, Paul has been hot, he shoots three Westbrook tracks that go down, the jumper, Thompson, the rebound that both teams have. ledby up to 14. the warriors have led the entire second half kaminga the spin strip but lack of horton tucker good five thousand in horton tucker the king of the court tonight presented by Burger King lebron james with a 40 point game in 14 of 24 from the field six rebounds two assists there are the numbers that started in the center another free throw missed by Golden State James back there, he played 28 minutes, I suppose he will play the last 10 and a half, as we said before, he is fourth in the NBA minutes per game at just under 37 minutes per game kaminga misses a couple of terrible warriors from the line eight of 18. james pass deflected by toscano anderson finds his way back to the lakers agustine playing in just his second lakers game a chance to endear himself to the faithful laker great dribbles into traffic and misses it anthony throws it forward to james transition defense james posting internal drives fakes falling turns traveled 16 laker turnovers meanwhile, golden state has 13 of them thompson to put his feet in toscano anderson left layup - delivery and out gets the rebound again blackout kaminga good triples from the rookie and a timeout call from frank vogel lead again to six 13 for kaminga two of four from the center still nine and a half to play saturday on nba primetime on abc is presented by meta quest the quest is done and in part because of popeye's kitchen in louisiana i love that popeyes chicken six point game two and a half past in the last quarter in thecrypto.com arena steph curry leading a balanced attack with 21 for golden state lebron james has put 40 already staying in the defense zone against this lake alana carmelo anthony misses the three toscano anderson could not control it a new 14. james triple ties Sorry the game makes it 97-94 since John C Reilly likes 43 now, for Lebron James, Jaminga fakes drives, runs into James' offensive foul, third in Kaminga, that's a good decision and a good play by james, all the warriors greats do a good job of faking the bag and then keeping it and driving it, it's a nice attention detail from james 97-94 augustine is getting some clutch time in the fourth quarter minutes in just his second game of the Lakers.

James long's triple now ties the game 46th for lebron james, a season high and we are all still tied to have to do it. play close the puck well by reeves reefs can defend curry throws a triple lebron james a small heat check opportunity for me the rookie kaminga approaches him wants to shoot another three here heat checks rarely work james puts a lebron of three hits James gives the Lakers their first lead of the second half. He has 49 of the Warriors calling timeout. Well, I was wrong about that. Did you hit him with that microphone?

What do you have to do in Los Angeles? Lake has three points up and it is Lebron James who scores. his stamp on this ball game knocks down the long ball next trip a little more space knocks it down now it's a heat check good defense doesn't matter hand up so what mom there who is that man 49 important points and a thank you from anthony davis so hot guy, how about super bowl champion matthew stafford appreciating greatness game 17 of 27 from the field he is six of nine from three point range he has all nine of his free throws and is on the brink of a 50 point game He has 12 of the regular season Wiggins goes inside the short jump shot James will not go to the paint double team he throws it to Reeves James tries another three and part of the rebound you know there have been nine 50-point games in the NBA this season by nine different players drive through the group oh sweet move to shoot and the foul no chance to tie 22 for the group outside the bench, that's a crossover and again there's no help right there so it's just him and reeves and him he won that battle, paul, in a very efficient game, nine of 14. consecutive games strong to shoot again, he has had an excellent season, especially in the beginning as a starter at 23 the other night in the loss to dallas he is 23 tonight and is tied again stanley johnson dj augustine reeves monk and lebron james augustine with five to shoot makes his move the ball kicked by kaminga so they restart the shot clock at 14. another bright spot for the lakers tonight is the player russell westbrook, But he efficiently took care of basketball, he chose the places when to be aggressive offensively, Monk Curry lost it with the steal, although Agustín recovered it, James down low head fake bank shot 51 points for Lebron James and ties his career record as a Laker 61. oh good move by curry 23 for curry johnson augustine gets a good look three puts it in dj augustine and the lakers have a three point lead which was a Very good flare screen by James to free up Agustín for the open three.

The rush has James on him. Here comes the double team throws a pass across the court into Wiggins' hands. Wiggins Kaminga's double team is wide open for three. each other and that's a shot that Kamenga wasn't taking at the beginning of this season, but you put in the time, he's stepping up with confidence, everyone's going at 105, there's still five and a half to go. has to shoot and banks has austin reeves off the glass back and forth they go here in the fourth quarter curry is a step back three bang what a sequence all tied up again on james 6 on the pass 24 to reeves the bank shot missed and put by stanley johnson in the next oh, this has turned into a spectacular ball game, just fake shot first level here in los angeles reeves all over curry choking him curry escapes and puts it in is anyone going to miss? steph curry is not only a great shooter, he has that ball and a rope and he makes plays on the offensive end towards james james the drive enters leia blocked from behind but a foul four free throws for james with everything showing the strength of steph curry This is a good defense but it doesn't bother him patiently calmly handles it with a rope eliminates reaches the cup curry's spectacular offensive 28 for curry leads the warriors 51 for lebron james and is perfect at the free throw line now 10 of 10 like carmelo anthony will review klay thompson's return for golden state.

I expect these teams have struggled recently, especially outside of the All-Star break. The Warriors have the highest three-game losing streak of the season, while the Lakers have lost four in a row and three and 11 in their last. 14. It's been a tumultuous stretch for the james finally misses from the line month the rebound comes back to james and curry grabs him for this spot ready to explode if that falls curry to porter porter misses but kamenga in the next guy this is an electrifying sequence when Golden State goes back up for a Westbrook backup Malik Monks in and out rebound Anthony Cabeza backup fake on the benches at home and the foul a timeout on the court there is a guy who played well competed defensively fought and made timely plays offensive rebound contact and the hoop nba saturday in primetime on abc next week versus presented by meta quest bucks and san francisco warriors coverage versus with nba countdown at eight five p.m. peaceful we've had some thrillers uh Saturday night and this one just was It's beautiful to see the remaining 3 29 Lakers lead by one as Carl Anthony will shoot an 11 point free throw off the bench for Anthony and these final lineups are so tough for the coaches who will get Klay Thompson retired again tonight, but I agree. with him you know you're closing with klay thompson when a foul is called you know you're closing with klay thompson in the playoff games let him play through his struggles tonight malik monk the filthy monk picks up his third this is a lineup of warriors challenging to defend shots across the board and kaminga, a great finish and an athlete in the middle of it all, curry was stripped and robbed and reeves will come the other way 15th turnover for golden to drive, he kick to mount monk, he puts wide open he has a five point lead for the lakers with three minutes left and what a play by westbrook we have seen him make the same move and be careless with the ball he made the correct reading curry from the center a The air ball goes out of bounds and the Lakers will recover it.

This is a good play by Westbrook. Pass from the baseline with his left hand. Monk knocks it down and currys with the three in a hurry at the other end. Westbrook against Curry lost the ball. recovers and a fumble foul is going to be called against russell westbrook that's his fifth I'd like to take a look at that replay that's foul number 14 the ball slipped out of his hands did he push and pull? Paul certainly thought so it's a loose play, yes, warriors minus five, two and a half remaining. jordan pool pulls back a 3-pointer and anthony grabs the rebound i didn't love some of these shots they made down the stretch that's good pressure from wiggins and an eight second violation lebron james tells malik he needs to get closer to him , but what a costly turnover that could be sometimes you have to look for a great play and say no, you need to get it across the middle of the court that is on you ball stolen by monk infield monk elliott great play monk on the small incoming pass, it's Pendleton here in Los Angeles an oversight on the part of the Warriors Point Lead Wiggins looking to post the jumper Andrew Wiggins got it with a big bucket since there are less than two minutes left and they want to put Steph Curry in action trying to turn it on. russell westbrook thompson fights for the screen westbrook throws it trying to put it in with his left hand in the month this is stella's defense active hands defending the guy who takes it out of bounds creating a turnover and the punctual pass to lebron well, it we've seen some great shots we've also seen some ugly turnovers curry thompson thompson's 3-pointer doesn't go in between the rebound james throws it forward to hair anthony and wiggins offensive foul called anthony definitely hooked it but before the hook could have fact He has also been easily called for a foul, it almost seems like Wiggins was intentionally fouling him, another loss of head, scratching the head of the five-point Laker, Curry comes out of the glass benches at home 30 for Curry and Frank Vogel wants timeout, he's back to a triple. anthony davis game with some words for steph curry there is some magnificent basketball here in the fourth quarter in the remaining 106 here are the fourth lakers with a three point lead lebron james with a 54 point masterpiece the lakers will now enter the lakers have a timeout remaining warriors have two warriors also have a foul to give less than a minute left thompson switches to lebron james seven in the 24 here comes the double team they find westbrook westbrook on the drive falling bank shot missed rebound reeves and a new 14 on the shot and when you double you open up on the second shot james the drive kicks it three-pointer by anthony fine carmelo anthony from the golden state center timeout the correct play made by lebron james off the offensive boards being the best player is not a license to shooting is a license to make the right read drives the collapse of the defense finds carmelo on the left and he alone in the corner good old pool game three balls in a pot james with his third assist has had to score a lot of it tonight like carmelo anthony a big bucket 14 points for carmelo anthony six of them here in the fourth quarter anthony has been good very good tonight both ends critical hoop played hard defensively there are still 33.5 seconds left now the warriors with a timeout lebron James the second highest with 54 points In the NBA this season, Trae Young has a 56-point game.

Did you hear what he just said to Matthew Stafford? Lebron James walked by him and said, I can't have you in the building and not put on a show. I'm sure Stafford is. Very grateful, well they got their money's worth here tonight at crypto.com stadium, a full crowd, warriors and lakers for the second time. The second game in a row has had a thriller down the stretch not over yet. Porter will come in with Wiggins, Thompson Curry and Jordan Poole. and mother lakers I'm changing everything staying connected to the incoming bodies to Wiggins dribbling his foot curry when he was off Westbrook's foot curry steps back shoots a three-pointer won't go Wiggins trying to tip it against the gains that a monk them I have a foul, especially they have a foul to give and now the Lakers will enter once again with 17.7 remaining.

This crowd is delirious. They've had their share of heartbreaks in this building this year. They fooled the Lakers, but they are all ready. your feet here tonight westbrook will come in I'm lebron james right now I'm just running towards the backcourt both teams now on the penalty kill and again each team with one timeout left james goes to the backcourt and wigs a thousand and two james 10 of 11 from the free throw line the highest scoring game as a laker at a time when they desperately needed it the game where they are down 12 points in the secondhalf they're trying to snap a four game losing streak it's been a brutal streak three and 11 in their last 14 games now they're 55. and steve kerr tells his team we're not going to call a timeout, he's going to try to push the basketball forward 56 points lebron james with a brilliant performance with an eight point lead wigs advances with a triple that won Don't go for the rebound, James Kaminga grabs it, no he didn't grab it, they didn't hit James on the front porch and that will .

An exciting win for the Lakers here tonight. The streak of four consecutive victories comes to an end. Thank you. a magnificent performance by lebron james showed the respect there for these two former mvps curry was 30. mike brown now an assistant at golden state former head coach lebron james at 37 years old in his 19th year in the nba contributes 56. and you look at those 37 and older, kobe bryant, of course, with that 60. and james moore portly gets the win for the lakers, he's with lisa, thanks mike lebron, how would you describe this decor? I mean, obviously, I'm on a four-game losing streak.

Our season has ups and downs, but I would say that the desperation is inspiring, we are playing like fire basketball against a really good team, we needed this victory, for sure, the record of your career as a Laker, 56 points, when were you like this? I'm feeling this. When the heat controls go on just one, are you like? I got it right, they were scoring and uh, I didn't want to get too far behind, so you see, I got out of the way quickly, I didn't want us to get in the way. too far back so I just saw if I had a hot clip and I was able to get something down and then eventually we started stopping and that's what it was about so how fast I got off the road I can still move. but like you said, the way things have been going lately, what does a game like this against a team like that mean?

Well, I mean, it means a lot, I mean, obviously, this is the second best team in the west and, um, they've been playing extreme basketball all year, obviously, we're struggling a little bit lately without Draymond, but for us we've been fighting all year and getting a win like this in front of our home fans deserves it. We haven't played much, so like Blade, it's good to get a win against them and they showed up tonight. We just tried to pick it up for them. Could these be the sparks you need? Well, we. Gotta see if we can go from one game to the next and we head to obviously one of the best coached teams in the NBA and coach pop and those guys on Monday and then we head to Houston so we get two more little ones and pleasant game road trip let's see what we can do okay thank you congratulations okay Lisa you've put up remarkable numbers but your team was eight games under 500.

Tonight you put up remarkable numbers that resulted in a win and can't blame your team for celebrating it's been a tough stretch for the lakers but an exciting comeback win here tonight against the warriors lots of action tomorrow four games in the nba sunday exhibition the first two on abc with brooklyn and boston a rematch of the phoenix and milwaukee finals and then two games at night from cleveland and from here in los angeles, so a thriller between the lakers and the warriors final score the lakers win in 124 116 lebron james with 56 points for our producer rodney vaughan director mike schwab our wonderful abc team of course to mark jeff and lisa mike green singh thank you for watching the nba saturday in primetime on abc, home of the nba finals