This Team Has Heart
Despite trailing tough opposition, the Lakers fought their back way into the game
You can say a lot of things about this young Lakers team, but you can’t say they don’t have heart. I mean you can, but you’d be wrong.
The Lakers, who are expected to finish well below the Golden State Warriors this season, gave the Dubs a run for their money Wednesday at the Valley View Casino Center.
Slow starts have been a reoccurring problem for the Purple and Gold this preseason and Wednesday was no exception. The Warriors, however, came out blazing hot, taking an early eight point lead over the Lakers.
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For a large portion of the game, the Lakers were down by 10 or more, which is what you’d expect from a game between a lottery team and a championship contender. The Lakers did lose, but they didn’t go down without a hard fought battle.
After going down big to come out of the half, the Lakers fought their way back into the game and forced the Warriors to play hard basketball.
In fact, just looking at the second half stats the Lakers only lost to the Warriors by two points. If the Lakers can find a way to get their game going early, they might win some games this season.
Just not against the Warriors.
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They will play their final preseason game in Anaheim on Friday, Oct. 21 against Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns.