Gary Payton II over Anthony Lamb has to be the way forward, especially with the postseason around the corner
, allowing him to play in the postseason, and the numbers do show his partnership with Green and Kuminga can be effective on paper.However, the Warriors were anything but that in the first 24 minutes of gametime, allowing a jaw-dropping 59.6% shooting from beyond the arc, 30 points in the paint, and the second-highest first-half total of the season.
The sole highlight of those first two quarters actually happened when Lamb was off the court. Kevon Looney gathered an offensive board and dished a pass out to Curry, who was at the top of the three point line. The Warriors star tossed up a three that bounced off the front of the rim and the backboard before landing in the outstretched arms of Gary Payton II, who then slammed the ball on a huge put-back.
As noted, the Warriors wound up winning this game. When Kerr was asked what changed between the first and second half, he said: “We did a better job of getting some ball pressure and picking up our intensity.” But what really changed? It’s not like Kerr snapped his fingers and the Dubs remembered to play defense all of a sudden. Well, for one, Lamb didn’t play another minute until garbage time. He was a net negative in the first half, and was a mere 2 of 5. He was also playing a lot of defense on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had aOn the flip side, Payton played a heck of a lot more.
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