What we learned as Warriors storm back late to steal preseason win vs. Lakers

What we learned as Warriors storm back late to steal preseason win vs. Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Going into halftime of the Warriors’ preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena, Golden State looked gassed. The Warriors had just been outscored 34-21 in the second quarter to trail by 13 points at halftime in Las Vegas. 

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But the Warriors’ defense turned it up coming out of halftime, holding the Lakers to only 13 points in the third quarter and another lowly 13 points in the fourth for a 101-89 win. In the second half, the Warriors outscored the Lakers 51-26.

Steph Curry in 22 minutes scored 11 points on 3-of-9 shooting. Yaxel Lendeborg and Brandin Podziemski were the Warriors’ leading scorers, each scoring 17 points. 

Neither cooked quite like Austin Reaves did. 

The Lakers guard scored 28 points, with 23 coming in the first half, on 10-of-18 shooting and went 4 of 7 beyond the arc. Very few Warriors could contain him. None could early on.

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That can be a bad theme for the Warriors in their attempt to reshape their defense under Frank Vogel’s direction.

Here are three takeaways from a Warriors win that improved their preseason record to 3-2.

Bassey Gets Starting Nod

Steve Kerr on Monday announced that Al Horford didn’t scrimmage that day and wasn’t making the trip to Vegas for the Warriors’ fifth of six preseason games. The decisions already were preplanned as part of Horford’s maintenance, who has been given rest twice this preseason. Kerr in his pregame press conference told reporters that the Warriors were going to be even thinner in the front court, because he was giving Draymond Green the night off. 

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The Warriors’ depth was tested, and the first to wade in the waters was third-string center Charles Bassey. There were moments where Bassey showed how he can help when the Warriors are shorthanded, and others where the Warriors were exposed. 

For instance, when Bassey first came out, Lendeborg was forced to play small-ball center and quickly was dunked on by Lakers center Walker Kessler. Speaking of Kessler, he was a…

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