Warriors pocket Lakers, and Golden State stars analyze

You Warriors won the first against the lakers in the semifinals of the playoffs of NBA. During the night of last Thursday, the 4th, Golden State received the Los Angeles rivals at the Chase Center and managed a victory of 127 to 100. With the aggregate score tied at 1 to 1, Curry, Green and Klay Thompson tried to explain the trampling they managed to give in one of the best defenses of the postseason.

Klay Thompson was the one who stood out the most during the match. Just like the Warriors did with the Lakers, he pocketed Curry and LeBron James and left as the scorer of the match. There were 30 points scored and he became the center of attention during the press conference. The star spoke about his strategy for the game and assured that many of his hits happened due to his desire to please and cheer up Golden State fans.

I was just trying to cheer up the fans. It’s always fun when you shoot the ball well and it’s even better when you combine for a win.“, he stated.

The one who saw the difference in the Warriors’ match in relation to the first game against the Lakers was Green. Draymond highlighted what became crucial for Golden State to be able to leave with its first victory against Los Angeles rivals. According to him, the players commanded by Steve Kerr had a performance “harder”.

The Warriors changed their style of play a bit and tried to adapt to the way the Lakers played. The Los Angeles team’s offensive moves in Game 1 confused Golden State’s marking. For this reason, Steve Kerr changed the way his team works a little, and Stephen Curry took the opportunity to send a message: “We are able to play in many different ways, I am able to play in many different ways”.

Lakers and Warriors will face each other for game 3 of the semifinals this Saturday, 6, at 21:30 (Brasília time). The match will be held at Crypto.com Arena and will be the great opportunity for the Los Angeles team to get back on top of the aggregate scoreboard and take an important step towards the conference final.