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Los Angeles Lakers: 3 Lessons from win over Golden State Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: LeBron James #23 high fives Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers before their game against the Golden State Warriorsat Chase Center on February 27, 2020 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: LeBron James #23 high fives Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers before their game against the Golden State Warriorsat Chase Center on February 27, 2020 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Here are three lessons from the win against the Golden State Warriors for the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Did anybody really think the Los Angeles Lakers were going to lose to the Santa Cruz…check that, the Golden State Warriors? Really? Even when the first half  looked like a typical sloppy moonwalk to a 10 to 15-point win? Thank goodness Frank Vogel brought some excitement to the game by placing Rajon Rondo in the starting lineup. After Lake Show Life posted an article about 4 ways that Rajon Rondo would kill the Lakers chances, some acted if we had insulted his mother or something.

But it did give many a reason to watch a Los Angeles Lakers blowout win over the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers led most of the way (Big surprise there right?), but it was done without LeBron James. The game was not indicative of what the final score indicated. Most of the night, the staff was watching Kyle Kuzma, Rajon Rondo and Alex Caruso to see if they could go AH-HA in the comment section. If the NBA played 24 minutes, this would be a scalding post game report.

Unfortunately for the Warriors the rule book mandates the games are 48 minutes long. After some halftime adjustments from head coach Frank Vogel, the Lakers finished the 3rd quarter on a ridiculous 29-7 run to top off a 40-17 avalanche. Well at least Draymond Green was smart enough to find the lifeboat before the Titanic sunk in the second half.

For fun, what do you think LeBron James was saying behind Troy Daniels back while Green was “emotional”?

  • Well, it looks like Draymond will going back to the NBA Finals this year. Only this time he has to buy a ticket.
  • Maybe he’s not that good unless he plays with Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry.
  • Hey Avery, I told you he was going to get himself kicked out. You owe me $50.
  • Well, Draymond got that triple-single. He’s good for the night. 

All jokes aside, this game was about the Lakers finding ways to run their offense without the lead leader in assists, LeBron James. That’s all, that’s it. It took about 24 minutes to figure it out, but an uptick of pick and rolls plays with Rondo and JaVale McGee opened the floodgates. After that the Los Angeles Lakers relentlessly attacked the basket with the help of 26 Warriors turnovers to take the win 116-86.

The victory elevates the Lakers record to 45-12 on the year. Two major streaks this franchise will be repeated until snapped because this is impressive no matter what the era.

  • The Los Angeles Lakers are 39-0 when they are leading after three quarters. Basically, if you have to get up in the morning, there’s really no need to watch the rest of the game.
  • The Lakers haven’t lost a Western Conference road game since opening night. That’s close to about four months! They are 18-0 and these next two are very winnable. This is unheard of in NBA history. They are 2-0 over this stretch without LeBron.

Lake Show Life has been all over Rajon Rondo lately (Really don’t see that trend ending!) but we are a Los Angeles Lakers website that calls it objectively. It’s time to give the man credit where credit is due.

He’s first on the agenda.

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