LAL got a quick turnover, however, and Schroder earned a trip back to the FT line for a quick 4-0 personal run. LeBron had Looney in between him and the bucket and pulled up for a short jumper, instead of taking it to the rim. It’s a 6-0 run with a FT coming after Steve Kerr’s time out. Strong start to the half now as Drummond/LeBron stopped Green in the paint, and LeBron went bursting through GSW’s transition defense (Wiggins/Bazemore) for an and-1. Lakers go on a 7-0 run to start the 3rd Quarter. He leads LAL’s starters with 10 points, trailing only Caruso (12). KCP continues to excel tonight, with a contested layup, a steal, and a pair of FT’s. Defense and turnovers are getting them running. The 13-point halftime deficit is down to 1 after a top-of-the-key 3 from Schroder. That’ll snap LAL’s 14-2 push with 3 made FT’s.
Schroder made contact with Curry’s legs on a 3. The deficit is 7 at the 6:46 mark, but this has been much better from the Lakers. Warriors got a pair of jumpers to fall, a long-contested 2 from Wiggins, and an open 3 from Bazemore (now 3 for 4 from 3) to counter LAL’s big run. GSW has been running a tight 8-man rotation for a few weeks. 📍 Steph range /zDLIegQOPoįirst Wesley Matthews minutes of the night. LAL finally got AD a touch near the rim, and he converted an and-1 over Toscano-Anderson and a helping Bazemore to backup a quick 3 from Matthews. Quick 4-0 LAL run, and they’re back within 4 at 74-70. LeBron made eye contact with Kuz, motioned with a little flick of his head to cut, and fed the cutting Kuzma for a backdoor layup. Has 5 boards, 3 assists and 4 points on 2 of 4 FG’s. Kuzma isn’t forcing anything, is just making the right play, and is a +4 in his 14 minutes. Steve Kerr certainly wouldn’t have expected AD to start the period … now, after a 6-0 Lakers run that has them up 83-79, Curry will likely return at the 10:23 mark.
LeBron would typically get at least one more brief rest (2-3 minutes), but Vogel said they’re trying to win the game, period, so we’ll see. Wiggins was able to move Schroder on switches … couldn’t budge Matthews, though, and he was way short on a pull-up 2. LAL lead 85-79 with GSW challenging a charge call on Toscano-Anderson (LeBron drew it). It’s an 8-0 run, and he’s up to 18 points, 9 boards, and 9 assists. The Lakers lead is reduced to 5 with 6:55 left. Great play from Draymond Green to deny Davis a layup as Schroder tried to find him with a bounce pass, and Wiggins scored in transition to cut LAL’s lead to 1. He checks in for Matthews – who was terrific – with 5:56 left and LAL up 2 after 1 of 2 FT from Schroder. We know how much Frank Vogel trusts Caruso from his Game 6 start in the Finals last season. LAL exerted tremendous energy to get back into this game. Schroder, Caruso, KCP, LeBron and AD with 4:43 to play.
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